Barbados vs Congo: School enrollment, primary, female

Barbados
83.0%
in 2024
Congo
86.9%
in 2023
Barbados rank
184th
Congo rank
181st

School enrollment, primary, female over time

  • Barbados
  • Congo
050100150197119972024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 86.9% against 83.0% in Barbados, a difference of 3.9%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 184th and Congo ranks 181st of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 99.4% 104.2% 4.8% Congo
1980s 109.0% 123.8% 14.8% Congo
1990s 106.4% 98.5% 7.9% Barbados
2000s 101.2% 96.9% 4.3% Barbados
2010s 97.6% 99.1% 1.5% Congo
2020s 86.4% 86.9% 0.5% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary, female, Barbados or Congo?
Congo, at 86.9% against 83.0% in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, female between Barbados and Congo?
3.9%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Congo?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Congo rank globally for school enrollment, primary, female?
Barbados ranks 184th and Congo ranks 181st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)
Unit
% gross
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 9,114 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.