Barbados vs Singapore: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Barbados
0.0326 units per person
in 2025
Singapore
0.0329 units per person
in 2023
Barbados rank
86th
Singapore rank
83rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time
- Barbados
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0329 units per person against 0.0326 units per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Singapore ahead.
Barbados ranks 86th and Singapore ranks 83rd of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.0185 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.0231 units per person | 0.0199 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.0471 units per person | 0.0414 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.0392 units per person | 0.0401 units per person | 0.001 units per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0356 units per person | 0.0351 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Barbados |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.0329 units per person against 0.0326 units per person in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Barbados and Singapore?
- 0.0003 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Singapore?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Singapore rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Barbados ranks 86th and Singapore ranks 83rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.