Barbados vs Jordan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Barbados
2.3%
in 2024
Jordan
2.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
128th
Jordan rank
131st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Barbados
- Jordan
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2.3% against 2.0% in Jordan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Jordan ahead.
Barbados ranks 128th and Jordan ranks 131st of 183 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 13.1% | 12.3% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 12.2% | 8.8% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 5.5% | 3.2% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.6% | 0.4% | Jordan |
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 Jordan?
- Barbados, at 2.3% against 2.0% in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Barbados and Jordan?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jordan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Jordan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Barbados ranks 128th and Jordan ranks 131st of 183 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 (%). 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