Barbados vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
Barbados
0.9736 GPIA
in 2024
Lesotho
0.9743 GPIA
in 2024
Barbados rank
89th
Lesotho rank
88th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- Barbados
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.9743 GPIA against 0.9736 GPIA in Barbados, a difference of 0.0007 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 89th and Lesotho ranks 88th of 180 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9743 GPIA | 0.4858 GPIA | 0.4885 GPIA | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.41 GPIA | 0.5888 GPIA | 0.8173 GPIA | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.37 GPIA | 0.6452 GPIA | 0.7234 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.7919 GPIA | 0.2283 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 0.8469 GPIA | 0.2612 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.964 GPIA | 0.1003 GPIA | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted, Barbados or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.9743 GPIA against 0.9736 GPIA in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Barbados and Lesotho?
- 0.0007 GPIA, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Barbados ranks 89th and Lesotho ranks 88th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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