Barbados vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Barbados
17.4%
in 2024
Suriname
16.8%
in 2024
Barbados rank
32nd
Suriname rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Barbados
- Suriname
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 17.4% against 16.8% in Suriname, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 32nd and Suriname ranks 34th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 4.1% | 1.9% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 6.0% | 3.6% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 18.6% | 16.2% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 16.9% | 12.0% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 26.1% | 13.5% | Suriname |
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 Suriname?
- Barbados, at 17.4% against 16.8% in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Barbados and Suriname?
- 0.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and Suriname 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