Barbados vs Panama: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female
Barbados
67.4%
in 2025
Panama
66.3%
in 2023
Barbados rank
65th
Panama rank
68th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 67.4% against 66.3% in Panama, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Panama ahead.
Barbados ranks 65th and Panama ranks 68th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 12.3% | 8.1% | Panama |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 25.8% | 7.7% | Panama |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 48.8% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 53.0% | 22.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 55.2% | 31.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 64.6% | 8.8% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female, Barbados or Panama?
- Barbados, at 67.4% against 66.3% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female between Barbados and Panama?
- 1.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 65th and Panama ranks 68th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). 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