Barbados vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Barbados
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
Sweden
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
Barbados rank
66th
Sweden rank
69th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Barbados
- Sweden
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.02 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 69th of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 0.4377 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 0.2116 GPIA | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 0.0524 GPIA | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Barbados or Sweden?
- Barbados, at 1.02 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Barbados and Sweden?
- 0.01 GPIA, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Barbados ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 69th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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