Barbados vs Namibia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

Barbados
2.5%
in 2018
Namibia
2.4%
in 2012
Barbados rank
103rd
Namibia rank
104th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time

  • Barbados
  • Namibia
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Namibia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Namibia ahead.

Barbados ranks 103rd and Namibia ranks 104th of 166 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2% 20.1% 19.9% Namibia
1990s 7.1% 19.0% 11.9% Namibia
2000s 4.4% 6.6% 2.2% Namibia
2010s 1.5% 5.7% 4.2% Namibia

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 Namibia?
Barbados, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Namibia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Barbados and Namibia?
0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Namibia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2010.
How do Barbados and Namibia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
Barbados ranks 103rd and Namibia ranks 104th of 166 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/