How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Maldives: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Barbados

18,297 number

in 2020

Maldives

26,656 number

in 2020

Barbados rank

178th

Maldives rank

176th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

Barbados
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 26,656 number against 18,297 number in Barbados, a difference of 8,359 number.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.5 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 178th and Maldives ranks 176th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1970s	35,721 number	21,584 number	14,138 number	Barbados
1980s	31,418 number	30,237 number	1,181 number	Barbados
1990s	24,441 number	40,776 number	16,336 number	Maldives
2000s	19,788 number	41,208 number	21,420 number	Maldives
2010s	18,996 number	30,684 number	11,688 number	Maldives
2020s	18,297 number	26,656 number	8,359 number	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Barbados or Maldives?: Maldives, at 26,656 number against 18,297 number in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Barbados and Maldives?: 8,359 number, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?: Barbados ranks 178th and Maldives ranks 176th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.