Barbados vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

Barbados
7.97 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
7.72 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
162nd
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
162nd

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Barbados
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 7.97 years against 7.72 years in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 0.25 years.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 162nd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 162nd of 200 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 9.3 years 5.63 years 3.68 years Barbados
2000s 9.14 years 6.84 years 2.31 years Barbados
2010s 8.87 years 7.83 years 1.04 years Barbados
2020s 8.32 years 7.78 years 0.5399 years Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Barbados or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
Barbados, at 7.97 years against 7.72 years in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Barbados and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
0.25 years, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Barbados and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Barbados ranks 162nd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 162nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release