Barbados vs Guyana: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Barbados
17.4%
in 2024
Guyana
18.5%
in 2023
Barbados rank
32nd
Guyana rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Barbados
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 18.5% against 17.4% in Barbados, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 32nd and Guyana ranks 31st of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 10.2% | 0.7% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 19.4% | 8.4% | Guyana |
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 Guyana?
- Guyana, at 18.5% against 17.4% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Barbados and Guyana?
- 1.1%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guyana?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Guyana rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and Guyana ranks 31st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). 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