Barbados vs Jamaica: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education
Barbados
64.1%
in 2024
Jamaica
62.7%
in 2024
Barbados rank
89th
Jamaica rank
91st
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 64.1% against 62.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 89th and Jamaica ranks 91st of 107 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.5% | 81.9% | 4.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 84.5% | 15.3% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 77.6% | 19.0% | Jamaica |
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 Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 64.1% against 62.7% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 1.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Barbados ranks 89th and Jamaica ranks 91st of 107 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 vocational 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