Barbados vs Kuwait: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Barbados
83.9%
in 2024
Kuwait
82.4%
in 2021
Barbados rank
198th
Kuwait rank
200th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Barbados
- Kuwait
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 83.9% against 82.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 198th and Kuwait ranks 200th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.9% | 87.9% | 13.0% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 109.5% | 93.6% | 15.9% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 107.4% | 81.6% | 25.8% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 102.1% | 103.5% | 1.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 96.0% | 0.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 81.9% | 11.8% | Barbados |
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 Kuwait?
- Barbados, at 83.9% against 82.4% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Barbados and Kuwait?
- 1.5%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kuwait?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Kuwait rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Barbados ranks 198th and Kuwait ranks 200th 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.