How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Madagascar?

7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Madagascar: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Barbados

0.8966 GPIA

in 2024

Madagascar

0.898 GPIA

in 2020

Barbados rank

93rd

Madagascar rank

92nd

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

Barbados
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.898 GPIA against 0.8966 GPIA in Barbados, a difference of 0.0014 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 93rd and Madagascar ranks 92nd of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.73 GPIA	1.02 GPIA	0.714 GPIA	Barbados
2010s	0.8606 GPIA	0.9391 GPIA	0.0785 GPIA	Madagascar
2020s	1.07 GPIA	0.898 GPIA	0.1763 GPIA	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Barbados or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 0.898 GPIA against 0.8966 GPIA in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Barbados and Madagascar?: 0.0014 GPIA, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Madagascar?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Madagascar rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Barbados ranks 93rd and Madagascar ranks 92nd of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 171 places, 2,695 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release