Barbados vs Portugal: Share of children who have completed primary school
Barbados
99.5%
in 2025
Portugal
99.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
47th
Portugal rank
45th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Barbados
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 99.5% against 99.5% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 45th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 0.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Barbados or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 99.5% against 99.5% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Barbados and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Portugal rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Barbados ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 45th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.