Barbados vs Panama: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school
Barbados
65.6%
in 2024
Panama
61.6%
in 2024
Barbados rank
94th
Panama rank
97th
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 65.6% against 61.6% in Panama, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 94th and Panama ranks 97th of 178 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.6% | 35.3% | 35.3% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 53.1% | 18.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 55.1% | 24.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 61.9% | 1.1% | Barbados |
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 Panama?
- Barbados, at 65.6% against 61.6% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children enrolled in pre-primary school between Barbados and Panama?
- 4.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Barbados ranks 94th and Panama ranks 97th 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
Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.