Barbados vs Botswana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Barbados
11.4%
in 2025
Botswana
10.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
78th
Botswana rank
80th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Barbados
- Botswana
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 11.4% against 10.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Barbados ranks 78th and Botswana ranks 80th of 206 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 8.2% | 6.9% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 10.2% | 8.8% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 12.5% | 4.1% | Botswana |
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 Botswana?
- Barbados, at 11.4% against 10.5% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Barbados and Botswana?
- 0.9%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Botswana?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Botswana rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Barbados ranks 78th and Botswana ranks 80th 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, male (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