Barbados vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Barbados
10.17 years
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
9.15 years
in 2024
Barbados rank
161st
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
158th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Barbados
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 10.17 years against 9.15 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 1.02 years.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)'s.

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

Barbados ranks 161st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 158th 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 (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1970s 11.36 years 3.92 years 7.44 years Barbados
1980s 12.15 years 5.08 years 7.07 years Barbados
1990s 11.71 years 5.96 years 5.76 years Barbados
2000s 11.48 years 6.89 years 4.58 years Barbados
2010s 11.17 years 8.04 years 3.12 years Barbados
2020s 10.55 years 8.82 years 1.72 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
Barbados, at 10.17 years against 9.15 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Barbados and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
1.02 years, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Barbados and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Barbados ranks 161st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 158th 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release