Barbados vs Guyana: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Barbados
82.6%
in 2024
Guyana
81.5%
in 2023
Barbados rank
158th
Guyana rank
159th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Barbados
- Guyana
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 82.6% against 81.5% in Guyana, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 158th and Guyana ranks 159th of 190 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 11 and Guyana in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 1830s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 1.3% | Barbados |
| 1840s | 5.5% | 3.5% | 2.0% | Barbados |
| 1850s | 8.5% | 5.6% | 2.9% | Barbados |
| 1860s | 13.0% | 13.7% | 0.7% | Guyana |
| 1870s | 19.2% | 23.5% | 4.4% | Guyana |
| 1880s | 27.5% | 33.4% | 5.9% | Guyana |
| 1890s | 42.2% | 43.3% | 1.1% | Guyana |
| 1900s | 58.8% | 53.1% | 5.6% | Barbados |
| 1910s | 71.0% | 63.0% | 8.0% | Barbados |
| 1920s | 70.4% | 72.9% | 2.4% | Guyana |
| 1930s | 69.8% | 82.7% | 12.9% | Guyana |
| 1940s | 69.2% | 92.6% | 23.4% | Guyana |
| 1950s | 69.9% | 100.0% | 30.1% | Guyana |
| 1960s | 80.1% | 97.9% | 17.8% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 91.7% | 88.6% | 3.1% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 90.4% | 6.6% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 89.0% | 89.9% | 0.9% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 96.6% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 83.7% | 9.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 80.6% | 8.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Barbados or Guyana?
- Barbados, at 82.6% against 81.5% in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Barbados and Guyana?
- 1.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guyana?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Guyana rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Barbados ranks 158th and Guyana ranks 159th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.