Barbados vs Spain: Share of population with no formal education

Barbados
0.7%
in 2020
Spain
0.7%
in 2020
Barbados rank
91st
Spain rank
91st

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Barbados
  • Spain
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 91st and Spain ranks 91st of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Spain Difference Ahead
1870s 74.0% 72.1% 1.9% Barbados
1880s 68.1% 62.4% 5.7% Barbados
1890s 65.3% 54.0% 11.3% Barbados
1900s 57.7% 49.3% 8.4% Barbados
1910s 48.7% 49.1% 0.4% Spain
1920s 33.4% 53.7% 20.3% Spain
1930s 24.4% 55.0% 30.7% Spain
1940s 11.6% 55.8% 44.2% Spain
1950s 2.1% 52.8% 50.6% Spain
1960s 1.3% 45.2% 43.9% Spain
1970s 0.6% 33.3% 32.6% Spain
1980s 1.0% 23.1% 22.1% Spain
1990s 0.7% 15.9% 15.2% Spain
2000s 0.0% 4.5% 4.5% Spain
2010s 0.5% 0.9% 0.4% Spain
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Barbados or Spain?
Barbados, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Barbados and Spain?
0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Spain?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Spain rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Barbados ranks 91st and Spain 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.