Barbados vs Peru: Average years of schooling
Barbados
9.85 years
in 2020
Peru
9.89 years
in 2020
Barbados rank
75th
Peru rank
74th
Average years of schooling over time
- Barbados
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 9.89 years against 9.85 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 75th and Peru ranks 74th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.01 years | 2.71 years | 3.3 years | Barbados |
| 1960s | 6.75 years | 3.38 years | 3.37 years | Barbados |
| 1970s | 7.6 years | 4.73 years | 2.87 years | Barbados |
| 1980s | 8.37 years | 6.13 years | 2.25 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 9.13 years | 7.42 years | 1.71 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 9.41 years | 8.8 years | 0.6027 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 10.07 years | 8.94 years | 1.12 years | Barbados |
| 2020s | 9.85 years | 9.89 years | 0.0328 years | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Barbados or Peru?
- Peru, at 9.89 years against 9.85 years in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Barbados and Peru?
- 0.04 years, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Peru?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Peru rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Barbados ranks 75th and Peru ranks 74th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.