Australia vs Barbados: Population having attained at least basic education
Australia
99.1
in 2020
Barbados
99.3
in 2020
Australia rank
22nd
Barbados rank
20th
Population having attained at least basic education over time
- Australia
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 99.3 against 99.1 in Australia, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 22nd and Barbados ranks 20th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 11 and Barbados in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 51.4 | 26.05 | 25.35 | Australia |
| 1880s | 61 | 31.9 | 29.1 | Australia |
| 1890s | 72.7 | 34.7 | 38 | Australia |
| 1900s | 76.4 | 42.3 | 34.1 | Australia |
| 1910s | 84 | 51.3 | 32.7 | Australia |
| 1920s | 89.7 | 66.6 | 23.1 | Australia |
| 1930s | 93.9 | 75.65 | 18.25 | Australia |
| 1940s | 97 | 88.45 | 8.55 | Australia |
| 1950s | 98.9 | 97.9 | 1 | Australia |
| 1960s | 99.25 | 98.7 | 0.55 | Australia |
| 1970s | 99.2 | 99.35 | 0.15 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 99.15 | 98.95 | 0.2 | Australia |
| 1990s | 99 | 99.3 | 0.3 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 99.3 | 100 | 0.7 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 99.4 | 99.5 | 0.1 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 99.1 | 99.3 | 0.2 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population having attained at least basic education, Australia or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 99.3 against 99.1 in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in population having attained at least basic education between Australia and Barbados?
- 0.2, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for population having attained at least basic education?
- Australia ranks 22nd and Barbados ranks 20th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population having attained at least basic education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.