Barbados vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Barbados
17.6%
in 2024
Syria
21.8%
in 2024
Barbados rank
32nd
Syria rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 21.8% against 17.6% in Barbados, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syria ahead.
Barbados ranks 32nd and Syria ranks 29th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.7% | 19.5% | 10.8% | Syria |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 12.3% | 10.8% | Syria |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Syria |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 29.5% | 17.2% | Syria |
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 Syria?
- Syria, at 21.8% against 17.6% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Barbados and Syria?
- 4.2%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Syria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and Syria ranks 29th 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