Barbados vs Maldives: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Barbados
50.8%
in 2025
Maldives
48.5%
in 2022
Barbados rank
83rd
Maldives rank
85th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 50.8% against 48.5% in Maldives, a difference of 2.3%.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 83rd and Maldives ranks 85th of 194 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.2% | 10.3% | 49.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 23.9% | 33.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 33.1% | 21.1% | 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 Maldives?
- Barbados, at 50.8% against 48.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Barbados and Maldives?
- 2.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 83rd and Maldives 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