Barbados vs Singapore: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Barbados
10.8%
in 2025
Singapore
11.3%
in 2025
Barbados rank
77th
Singapore rank
74th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Barbados
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 11.3% against 10.8% in Barbados, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 77th and Singapore ranks 74th of 206 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.1% | 0.8% | Barbados |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 11.3% against 10.8% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Barbados and Singapore?
- 0.5%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Singapore?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Singapore rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Barbados ranks 77th and Singapore ranks 74th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (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