Barbados vs Ireland: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Barbados
95.7%
in 2025
Ireland
95.1%
in 2025
Barbados rank
7th
Ireland rank
10th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Barbados
- Ireland
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 95.7% against 95.1% in Ireland, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 10th of 164 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.8% | 69.8% | 12.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 80.7% | 5.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 86.7% | 4.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 91.3% | 2.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.4% | 0.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Barbados or Ireland?
- Barbados, at 95.7% against 95.1% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Barbados and Ireland?
- 0.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ireland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Ireland rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Barbados ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 10th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release