Barbados vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female
Barbados
10.17 years
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
9.13 years
in 2024
Barbados rank
161st
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
159th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time
- Barbados
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 10.17 years against 9.13 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 1.04 years.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 161st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 159th of 208 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.36 years | 3.95 years | 7.41 years | Barbados |
| 1980s | 12.15 years | 5.1 years | 7.05 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 11.71 years | 5.98 years | 5.73 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 11.48 years | 6.93 years | 4.55 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 11.17 years | 8.07 years | 3.1 years | Barbados |
| 2020s | 10.55 years | 8.84 years | 1.71 years | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Barbados or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Barbados, at 10.17 years against 9.13 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Barbados and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 1.04 years, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Barbados ranks 161st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 159th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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
February 2026 Data Release