Barbados vs MDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Barbados
50.8%
in 2025
MDG: Northern Africa
44.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
83rd
MDG: Northern Africa rank
84th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- MDG: Northern Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 50.8% against 44.5% in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Northern Africa ahead.
Barbados ranks 83rd and MDG: Northern Africa ranks 84th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and MDG: Northern Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | MDG: Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 6.6% | 1.8% | MDG: Northern Africa |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 12.2% | 5.9% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 13.9% | 14.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 24.5% | 29.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 33.0% | 27.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 42.7% | 11.4% | 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 MDG: Northern Africa?
- Barbados, at 50.8% against 44.5% in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Barbados and MDG: Northern Africa?
- 6.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and MDG: Northern Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and MDG: Northern Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 83rd and MDG: Northern Africa ranks 84th 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