Barbados vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School enrollment, secondary, female

Barbados
106.3%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
44.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

School enrollment, secondary, female over time

  • Barbados
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 106.3% against 44.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 61.8%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 202 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 89.3% 11.7% 77.6% Barbados
1980s 93.5% 16.6% 76.9% Barbados
1990s 98.2% 21.0% 77.2% Barbados
2000s 108.7% 27.2% 81.5% Barbados
2010s 108.7% 39.2% 69.6% Barbados
2020s 105.3% 43.7% 61.6% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, secondary, female, Barbados or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Barbados, at 106.3% against 44.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school enrollment, secondary, female between Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
61.8%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school enrollment, secondary, female?
Barbados ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, secondary, 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, secondary, female (% gross)
Unit
% gross
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 7,693 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.