Which has higher average years of schooling, Barbados or Seychelles?

Seychelles, at 10.28 years against 9.85 years in Barbados as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Barbados and Seychelles?

0.43 years, with Seychelles ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Seychelles?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

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.

Barbados vs Seychelles: Average years of schooling

Barbados

9.85 years

in 2020

Seychelles

10.28 years

in 2020

Barbados rank

75th

Seychelles rank

72nd

Average years of schooling over time

Barbados
Seychelles

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 10.28 years against 9.85 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.43 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Seychelles ahead.

Barbados ranks 75th and Seychelles ranks 72nd of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.01 years	8.09 years	2.08 years	Seychelles
1960s	6.75 years	8.8 years	2.05 years	Seychelles
1970s	7.6 years	9.19 years	1.59 years	Seychelles
1980s	8.37 years	8.77 years	0.3968 years	Seychelles
1990s	9.13 years	9.23 years	0.096 years	Seychelles
2000s	9.41 years	9.98 years	0.5762 years	Seychelles
2010s	10.07 years	9.9 years	0.1633 years	Barbados
2020s	9.85 years	10.28 years	0.4304 years	Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Barbados or Seychelles?: Seychelles, at 10.28 years against 9.85 years in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Barbados and Seychelles?: 0.43 years, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Seychelles?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Seychelles rank globally for average years of schooling?: Barbados ranks 75th and Seychelles ranks 72nd 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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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.