Barbados vs Greece: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Barbados
99.3%
in 2020
Greece
99.4%
in 2020
Barbados rank
20th
Greece rank
18th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Barbados
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 99.4% against 99.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 20th and Greece ranks 18th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 15 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 26.1% | 18.5% | 7.6% | Barbados |
| 1880s | 31.9% | 23.7% | 8.2% | Barbados |
| 1890s | 34.7% | 28.7% | 6.0% | Barbados |
| 1900s | 42.3% | 34.9% | 7.4% | Barbados |
| 1910s | 51.3% | 41.8% | 9.5% | Barbados |
| 1920s | 66.6% | 45.2% | 21.4% | Barbados |
| 1930s | 75.7% | 56.1% | 19.5% | Barbados |
| 1940s | 88.4% | 70.2% | 18.3% | Barbados |
| 1950s | 97.9% | 80.4% | 17.5% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 98.7% | 89.3% | 9.4% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 99.3% | 90.9% | 8.4% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 94.9% | 4.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 99.3% | 95.2% | 4.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 97.3% | 2.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.4% | 0.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Barbados or Greece?
- Greece, at 99.4% against 99.3% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Barbados and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Greece?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Greece rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Barbados ranks 20th and Greece ranks 18th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.