Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Barbados or Malta?

Malta, at 12,804 number against 9,588 number in Barbados as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Barbados and Malta?

3,216 number, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?

36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Malta: Enrolment in primary education, female

Barbados

9,588 number

in 2019

Malta

12,804 number

in 2018

Barbados rank

178th

Malta rank

176th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Barbados
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 12,804 number against 9,588 number in Barbados, a difference of 3,216 number.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.

Barbados ranks 178th and Malta ranks 176th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17,149 number	16,154 number	994.78 number	Barbados
1980s	15,041 number	16,350 number	1,309 number	Malta
1990s	13,093 number	17,290 number	4,198 number	Malta
2000s	11,295 number	14,578 number	3,282 number	Malta
2010s	10,343 number	12,194 number	1,851 number	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Barbados or Malta?: Malta, at 12,804 number against 9,588 number in Barbados as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Barbados and Malta?: 3,216 number, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Barbados ranks 178th and Malta ranks 176th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.