Barbados vs Samoa: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes
Barbados
9,981
in 2025
Samoa
11,272
in 2025
Barbados rank
186th
Samoa rank
184th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 11,272 against 9,981 in Barbados, a difference of 1,291.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 184th of 220 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,113 | 9,324 | 7,789 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 14,871 | 9,495 | 5,376 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 12,334 | 8,471 | 3,862 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 11,434 | 9,167 | 2,267 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 11,134 | 9,086 | 2,048 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 10,656 | 10,539 | 116.67 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Barbados or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 11,272 against 9,981 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Barbados and Samoa?
- 1,291, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 184th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release