Barbados vs Portugal: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Barbados
0.0578 units per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0566 units per person
in 2023
Barbados rank
169th
Portugal rank
172nd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Barbados
  • Portugal
00.050.10.15197119972024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.0578 units per person against 0.0566 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0012 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 169th and Portugal ranks 172nd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1406 units per person 0.131 units per person 0.0096 units per person Barbados
1980s 0.1213 units per person 0.1243 units per person 0.003 units per person Portugal
1990s 0.1024 units per person 0.0963 units per person 0.0061 units per person Barbados
2000s 0.0861 units per person 0.0732 units per person 0.0128 units per person Barbados
2010s 0.0756 units per person 0.0636 units per person 0.012 units per person Barbados
2020s 0.0645 units per person 0.0569 units per person 0.0076 units per person Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Barbados or Portugal?
Barbados, at 0.0578 units per person against 0.0566 units per person in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Barbados and Portugal?
0.0012 units per person, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Portugal?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Portugal rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Barbados ranks 169th and Portugal ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.