Barbados vs SDG: South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Barbados
17.6%
in 2024
SDG: South-eastern Asia
4.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
32nd
SDG: South-eastern Asia rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- SDG: South-eastern Asia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 17.6% against 4.5% in SDG: South-eastern Asia, a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 3.9 times SDG: South-eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was SDG: South-eastern Asia ahead.
Barbados ranks 32nd and SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 31st of 203 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and SDG: South-eastern Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | SDG: South-eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 9.4% | 7.9% | SDG: South-eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.1% | SDG: South-eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 4.1% | 8.1% | 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: South-eastern Asia?
- Barbados, at 17.6% against 4.5% in SDG: South-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: South-eastern Asia?
- 13.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and SDG: South-eastern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 31st 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