Barbados vs Singapore: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Barbados
10.2%
in 2025
Singapore
10.0%
in 2025
Barbados rank
72nd
Singapore rank
73rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Barbados
- Singapore
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 10.2% against 10.0% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 72nd and Singapore ranks 73rd 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 | 2.2% | 0.1% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 1.1% | 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?
- Barbados, at 10.2% against 10.0% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Barbados and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Barbados 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 72nd and Singapore ranks 73rd 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, female (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