Barbados vs Jamaica: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Barbados
-4.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
Jamaica
-4.92 % change on previous year
in 2013
Barbados rank
163rd
Jamaica rank
166th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports -4.15 % change on previous year against -4.92 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 0.77 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 163rd and Jamaica ranks 166th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.3 % change on previous year | 6.94 % change on previous year | 16.37 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 1990s | 3.56 % change on previous year | -0.7929 % change on previous year | 4.36 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2000s | 7.79 % change on previous year | 41.44 % change on previous year | 33.65 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2010s | -1.69 % change on previous year | 5.22 % change on previous year | 6.91 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at -4.15 % change on previous year against -4.92 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.77 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Barbados ranks 163rd and Jamaica ranks 166th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.