Barbados vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Barbados
17.6%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
4.0%
in 2025
Barbados rank
32nd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 17.6% against 4.0% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 4.4 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Barbados ranks 32nd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 32nd of 203 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 5.2% | 3.6% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Barbados, at 17.6% against 4.0% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Barbados and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 13.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 32nd 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