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

6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Puerto Rico: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes

Barbados

41.0%

in 2019

Puerto Rico

43.2%

in 2018

Barbados rank

16th

Puerto Rico rank

13th

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes over time

Barbados
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 43.2% against 41.0% in Barbados, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Barbados ranks 16th and Puerto Rico ranks 13th of 112 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	43.4%	56.7%	13.2%	Puerto Rico
2010s	47.4%	55.1%	7.7%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes, Barbados or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 43.2% against 41.0% in Barbados as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes between Barbados and Puerto Rico?: 2.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Puerto Rico?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Barbados and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: Barbados ranks 16th and Puerto Rico ranks 13th of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 112 places, 1,436 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total enrollment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official post-secondary non-tertiary education age.