Barbados vs Tanzania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Barbados
17.6%
in 2024
Tanzania
16.4%
in 2024
Barbados rank
32nd
Tanzania rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- Tanzania
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 17.6% against 16.4% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tanzania ahead.
Barbados ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 35th of 203 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 49.9% | 38.3% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 39.7% | 38.2% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 50.3% | 45.4% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 20.2% | 18.9% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 14.9% | 10.2% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 13.9% | 1.7% | Tanzania |
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 Tanzania?
- Barbados, at 17.6% against 16.4% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Barbados and Tanzania?
- 1.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tanzania?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Tanzania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and Tanzania 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