Barbados vs Jamaica: Start month of the academic school year
Barbados
9 tertiary education
in 2022
Jamaica
9 tertiary education
in 2024
Barbados rank
32nd
Jamaica rank
32nd
Start month of the academic school year over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in Jamaica, a difference of 0 tertiary education.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 32nd of 211 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 2000s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 2010s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 2020s | 9 tertiary education | 9.67 tertiary education | 0.6667 tertiary education | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0 tertiary education, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for start month of the academic school year?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 32nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release