Barbados vs Nicaragua: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school
Barbados
65.6%
in 2024
Nicaragua
66.2%
in 2023
Barbados rank
94th
Nicaragua rank
91st
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school over time
- Barbados
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 66.2% against 65.6% in Barbados, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 178 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.6% | 29.0% | 41.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 42.4% | 29.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 55.4% | 17.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 66.2% | 6.6% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children enrolled in pre-primary school, Barbados or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 66.2% against 65.6% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children enrolled in pre-primary school between Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 0.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Barbados ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 178 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.