Barbados vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Barbados
1.49 GPIA
in 2024
Ghana
1.59 GPIA
in 2024
Barbados rank
13th
Ghana rank
11th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Barbados
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.59 GPIA against 1.49 GPIA in Barbados, a difference of 0.1 GPIA.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 11th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 0.3843 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.4445 GPIA | 0.8511 GPIA | 0.4066 GPIA | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 0.1663 GPIA | Ghana |
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 Ghana?
- Ghana, at 1.59 GPIA against 1.49 GPIA in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Barbados and Ghana?
- 0.1 GPIA, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ghana?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Barbados ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 11th of 162 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). 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