Barbados vs Romania: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates

Barbados
83.9%
in 2024
Romania
84.9%
in 2023
Barbados rank
198th
Romania rank
196th

Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time

  • Barbados
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 84.9% against 83.9% in Barbados, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Romania ahead.

Barbados ranks 198th and Romania ranks 196th of 217 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 102.0% 102.5% 0.5% Romania
2010s 96.4% 92.3% 4.1% Barbados
2020s 91.4% 88.1% 3.2% 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 Romania?
Romania, at 84.9% against 83.9% in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Barbados and Romania?
1.0%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Romania?
20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Romania rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
Barbados ranks 198th and Romania ranks 196th 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

Indicator
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
217 places, 7,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.