Barbados vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Barbados
0.8966 GPIA
in 2024
Malawi
0.9004 GPIA
in 2023
Barbados rank
93rd
Malawi rank
90th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Barbados
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.9004 GPIA against 0.8966 GPIA in Barbados, a difference of 0.0038 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 93rd and Malawi ranks 90th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 0.0182 GPIA | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.7977 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 0.2528 GPIA | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9004 GPIA | 0.1165 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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.9004 GPIA against 0.8966 GPIA in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Barbados and Malawi?
- 0.0038 GPIA, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malawi?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Barbados ranks 93rd and Malawi ranks 90th 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release