Barbados vs Nigeria: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Barbados
23.5%
in 2025
Nigeria
22.8%
in 2025
Barbados rank
29th
Nigeria rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Barbados
- Nigeria
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 23.5% against 22.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Barbados ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 32.8% | 30.4% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 30.0% | 25.3% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 24.8% | 7.3% | Nigeria |
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, female, Barbados or Nigeria?
- Barbados, at 23.5% against 22.8% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Barbados and Nigeria?
- 0.7%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Nigeria rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Barbados ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). 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