Barbados vs GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Barbados
50.8%
in 2025
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
43.9%
in 2024
Barbados rank
83rd
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
85th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 50.8% against 43.9% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
Barbados ranks 83rd and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 85th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 5.3% | 0.6% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 7.1% | 11.1% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 11.1% | 16.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 17.8% | 36.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 31.2% | 29.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 41.5% | 12.6% | 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 GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Barbados, at 50.8% against 43.9% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Barbados and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- 6.9%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 83rd and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 85th 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