Barbados vs SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Barbados
17.4%
in 2024
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
3.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
32nd
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Barbados
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 17.4% against 3.5% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 5.0 times SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Barbados ranks 32nd and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 34th of 180 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.8% | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.9% | 2.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 3.0% | 9.5% | 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, female, Barbados or SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Barbados, at 17.4% against 3.5% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Barbados and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 13.9%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 34th 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