Barbados vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Barbados
50.8%
in 2025
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
47.8%
in 2024
Barbados rank
83rd
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
82nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 50.8% against 47.8% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
Barbados ranks 83rd and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 6.3% | 1.6% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 7.6% | 10.5% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 10.3% | 17.6% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 19.2% | 35.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 33.6% | 27.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 44.7% | 9.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Barbados or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Barbados, at 50.8% against 47.8% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Barbados and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 3.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 83rd and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). 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