Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education
Barbados
35.9%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
46.0%
in 2023
Barbados rank
34th
Saint Lucia rank
31st
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 46.0% against 35.9% in Barbados, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Barbados ranks 34th and Saint Lucia ranks 31st of 61 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 43.2% | 24.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 27.7% | 12.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 26.4% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 46.9% | 6.0% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 46.0% against 35.9% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 10.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Barbados ranks 34th and Saint Lucia ranks 31st of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). 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