Barbados vs Solomon Islands: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Barbados
23.3%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
27.3%
in 2025
Barbados rank
28th
Solomon Islands rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 27.3% against 23.3% in Barbados, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 28th and Solomon Islands ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 4.8% | 3.0% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 8.4% | 4.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 22.4% | 5.3% | Solomon Islands |
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, both sexes, Barbados or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 27.3% against 23.3% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Barbados and Solomon Islands?
- 4.0%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Solomon Islands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Solomon Islands rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 28th and Solomon Islands ranks 25th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (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