Barbados vs Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Barbados
10.8%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
11.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
77th
Timor-Leste rank
76th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Barbados
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 11.2% against 10.8% in Barbados, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 77th and Timor-Leste ranks 76th of 206 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 29.9% | 28.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 14.1% | 12.6% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 10.7% | 2.7% | Timor-Leste |
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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 11.2% 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 Timor-Leste?
- 0.4%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Timor-Leste?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Barbados ranks 77th and Timor-Leste ranks 76th 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