Barbados vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
17.6%
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
16.4%
in 2024
Barbados rank
32nd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
35th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 17.6% against 16.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
Barbados ranks 32nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 35th of 203 countries.
Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 49.9% | 38.3% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 39.7% | 38.2% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 50.3% | 45.4% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 20.2% | 18.9% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 14.9% | 10.2% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 13.9% | 1.7% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Barbados, at 17.6% against 16.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 1.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 35th 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.