Barbados vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
Barbados
2.54 years
in 2025
WB: Pacific Island Small States
2.16 years
in 2024
Barbados rank
86th
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
87th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Barbados
- WB: Pacific Island Small States
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2.54 years against 2.16 years in WB: Pacific Island Small States, a difference of 0.38 years.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times WB: Pacific Island Small States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Pacific Island Small States ahead.
Barbados ranks 86th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 87th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and WB: Pacific Island Small States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | WB: Pacific Island Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2378 years | 0.355 years | 0.1171 years | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 1980s | 0.9062 years | 0.4715 years | 0.4347 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.39 years | 0.7088 years | 0.6849 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 2.72 years | 0.895 years | 1.82 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3.02 years | 1.44 years | 1.58 years | Barbados |
| 2020s | 2.71 years | 1.98 years | 0.725 years | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Barbados or WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Barbados, at 2.54 years against 2.16 years in WB: Pacific Island Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Barbados and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 0.38 years, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 86th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 87th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (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