Barbados vs Mauritius: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Barbados
99.3%
in 2020
Mauritius
99.0%
in 2020
Barbados rank
20th
Mauritius rank
23rd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Barbados
- Mauritius
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 99.3% against 99.0% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 20th and Mauritius ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 26.1% | 5.3% | 20.8% | Barbados |
| 1880s | 31.9% | 8.6% | 23.3% | Barbados |
| 1890s | 34.7% | 13.9% | 20.8% | Barbados |
| 1900s | 42.3% | 25.9% | 16.4% | Barbados |
| 1910s | 51.3% | 31.2% | 20.1% | Barbados |
| 1920s | 66.6% | 37.5% | 29.1% | Barbados |
| 1930s | 75.7% | 44.6% | 31.1% | Barbados |
| 1940s | 88.4% | 48.8% | 39.6% | Barbados |
| 1950s | 97.9% | 53.1% | 44.8% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 98.7% | 65.4% | 33.3% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 99.3% | 77.7% | 21.6% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 82.8% | 16.2% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 99.3% | 90.3% | 9.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 94.5% | 5.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 97.9% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 0.3% | Barbados |
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 Mauritius?
- Barbados, at 99.3% against 99.0% in Mauritius as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Barbados and Mauritius?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mauritius?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Mauritius rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Barbados ranks 20th and Mauritius ranks 23rd 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.