Barbados vs Spain: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Barbados
99.3%
in 2020
Spain
99.3%
in 2020
Barbados rank
20th
Spain rank
20th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Barbados
- Spain
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 99.3% against 99.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Spain ahead.
Barbados ranks 20th and Spain ranks 20th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 26.1% | 28.0% | 1.9% | Spain |
| 1880s | 31.9% | 37.7% | 5.8% | Spain |
| 1890s | 34.7% | 46.0% | 11.3% | Spain |
| 1900s | 42.3% | 50.7% | 8.4% | Spain |
| 1910s | 51.3% | 50.9% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 1920s | 66.6% | 46.3% | 20.3% | Barbados |
| 1930s | 75.7% | 45.0% | 30.7% | Barbados |
| 1940s | 88.4% | 44.2% | 44.2% | Barbados |
| 1950s | 97.9% | 47.2% | 50.7% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 98.7% | 54.8% | 43.9% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 99.3% | 66.7% | 32.7% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 76.9% | 22.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 99.3% | 84.0% | 15.3% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 95.5% | 4.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.1% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 0.0% | — |
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 Spain?
- Barbados, at 99.3% against 99.3% in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Barbados and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Spain?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Spain rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Barbados ranks 20th and Spain ranks 20th 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.