Barbados vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes
Barbados
83.9%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
94.2%
in 2024
Barbados rank
198th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
195th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 94.2% against 83.9% in Barbados, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 198th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 195th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.9% | 67.1% | 33.8% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 109.5% | 73.2% | 36.3% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 107.4% | 77.7% | 29.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 102.1% | 85.9% | 16.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 89.1% | 7.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 92.4% | 2.5% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes, Barbados or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 94.2% against 83.9% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes between Barbados and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 10.3%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 198th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 195th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, 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