Barbados vs United States: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Barbados
0.8947 modelled data
in 2025
United States
0.9091 modelled data
in 2025
Barbados rank
116th
United States rank
115th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Barbados
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.9091 modelled data against 0.8947 modelled data in Barbados, a difference of 0.0144 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 116th and United States ranks 115th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4 modelled data | 0.819 modelled data | 0.5765 modelled data | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.13 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 0.0654 modelled data | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.8781 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 0.1698 modelled data | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Barbados or United States?
- United States, at 0.9091 modelled data against 0.8947 modelled data in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Barbados and United States?
- 0.0144 modelled data, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and United States rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Barbados ranks 116th and United States ranks 115th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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