Barbados vs India: Share of the population with completed tertiary education
Barbados
7.5
in 2020
India
7.9
in 2020
Barbados rank
75th
India rank
73rd
Share of the population with completed tertiary education over time
- Barbados
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 7.9 against 7.5 in Barbados, a difference of 0.4.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was India ahead.
Barbados ranks 75th and India ranks 73rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and India in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.05 | India |
| 1920s | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.1 | India |
| 1930s | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.1 | India |
| 1940s | 0.55 | 0.65 | 0.1 | India |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0.75 | 0.05 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 1.15 | 0.8 | 0.35 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 1.9 | 1.45 | 0.45 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 4.15 | 3.1 | 1.05 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 3.6 | 5.4 | 1.8 | India |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 8.9 | 7.8 | India |
| 2010s | 3.5 | 9.95 | 6.45 | India |
| 2020s | 7.5 | 7.9 | 0.4 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with completed tertiary education, Barbados or India?
- India, at 7.9 against 7.5 in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with completed tertiary education between Barbados and India?
- 0.4, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and India?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and India rank globally for share of the population with completed tertiary education?
- Barbados ranks 75th and India ranks 73rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with completed tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.