Barbados vs Qatar: Average years of schooling
Barbados
9.85 years
in 2020
Qatar
10 years
in 2020
Barbados rank
75th
Qatar rank
73rd
Average years of schooling over time
- Barbados
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 10 years against 9.85 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 75th and Qatar ranks 73rd of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.01 years | 1.86 years | 4.15 years | Barbados |
| 1960s | 6.75 years | 2.88 years | 3.88 years | Barbados |
| 1970s | 7.6 years | 4.02 years | 3.57 years | Barbados |
| 1980s | 8.37 years | 4.96 years | 3.41 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 9.13 years | 5.86 years | 3.28 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 9.41 years | 6.95 years | 2.46 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 10.07 years | 9.1 years | 0.9686 years | Barbados |
| 2020s | 9.85 years | 10 years | 0.1433 years | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Barbados or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 10 years against 9.85 years in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Barbados and Qatar?
- 0.15 years, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Qatar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Qatar rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Barbados ranks 75th and Qatar ranks 73rd 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.