Australia vs Barbados: Share of population with no formal education

Australia
0.9%
in 2020
Barbados
0.7%
in 2020
Australia rank
90th
Barbados rank
91st

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Australia
  • Barbados
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Barbados ahead.

Australia ranks 90th and Barbados ranks 91st of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Barbados in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Barbados Difference Ahead
1870s 48.6% 74.0% 25.4% Barbados
1880s 39.0% 68.1% 29.1% Barbados
1890s 27.3% 65.3% 38.0% Barbados
1900s 23.6% 57.7% 34.1% Barbados
1910s 16.0% 48.7% 32.7% Barbados
1920s 10.3% 33.4% 23.1% Barbados
1930s 6.1% 24.4% 18.2% Barbados
1940s 3.0% 11.6% 8.6% Barbados
1950s 1.1% 2.1% 1.0% Barbados
1960s 0.8% 1.3% 0.6% Barbados
1970s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Australia
1980s 0.8% 1.0% 0.2% Barbados
1990s 1.0% 0.7% 0.3% Australia
2000s 0.7% 0.0% 0.7% Australia
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Australia
2020s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Australia or Barbados?
Australia, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Australia and Barbados?
0.2%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Australia ranks 90th and Barbados ranks 91st of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population with no formal education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.