Barbados vs Kuwait: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Barbados
50.8%
in 2025
Kuwait
51.9%
in 2021
Barbados rank
83rd
Kuwait rank
82nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 51.9% against 50.8% in Barbados, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.
Barbados ranks 83rd and Kuwait ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 11.8% | 6.4% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 16.0% | 11.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 18.3% | 22.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 55.3% | 0.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 52.8% | 1.0% | 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 Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 51.9% against 50.8% in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Barbados and Kuwait?
- 1.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kuwait?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Kuwait rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 83rd and Kuwait 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