Barbados vs Comoros: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
17.6%
in 2024
Comoros
20.6%
in 2024
Barbados rank
32nd
Comoros rank
30th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Comoros
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 20.6% against 17.6% in Barbados, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 32nd and Comoros ranks 30th of 203 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Comoros | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 24.7% | 22.5% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 45.8% | 45.2% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 32.7% | 31.5% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 9.0% | 2.8% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 21.9% | 8.9% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Comoros?
- Comoros, at 20.6% against 17.6% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Comoros?
- 3.0%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Comoros?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Comoros rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and Comoros ranks 30th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.