Barbados vs Colombia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Barbados
3.0%
in 2024
Colombia
3.7%
in 2022
Barbados rank
112th
Colombia rank
109th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Barbados
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 3.7% against 3.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 112th and Colombia ranks 109th of 162 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 2.3% | 3.8% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.0% | 2.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 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 Colombia?
- Colombia, at 3.7% against 3.0% in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Barbados and Colombia?
- 0.7%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Colombia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Colombia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Barbados ranks 112th and Colombia ranks 109th 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, female (%). 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