Barbados vs SDG: Eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Barbados
17.6%
in 2024
SDG: Eastern Asia
3.7%
in 2025
Barbados rank
32nd
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- SDG: Eastern Asia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 17.6% against 3.7% in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 4.8 times SDG: Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
Barbados ranks 32nd and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 35th of 203 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Eastern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | SDG: Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% | SDG: Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.9% | 1.7% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 3.8% | 8.4% | 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, both sexes, Barbados or SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Barbados, at 17.6% against 3.7% in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Barbados and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 13.9%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 35th of 203 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 (%). 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