Barbados vs Ethiopia: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Barbados
83.9%
in 2024
Ethiopia
84.4%
in 2024
Barbados rank
198th
Ethiopia rank
197th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Barbados
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 84.4% against 83.9% in Barbados, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 198th and Ethiopia ranks 197th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.9% | 19.4% | 81.6% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 109.5% | 38.9% | 70.7% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 107.4% | 36.6% | 70.8% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 102.1% | 71.4% | 30.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 93.5% | 3.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 93.4% | 3.5% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Barbados or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 84.4% against 83.9% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Barbados and Ethiopia?
- 0.5%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ethiopia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Ethiopia rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Barbados ranks 198th and Ethiopia ranks 197th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.