Barbados vs United States: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female

Barbados
38.7%
in 2019
United States
34.3%
in 2018
Barbados rank
20th
United States rank
22nd

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female over time

  • Barbados
  • United States
0204060199920092019

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 38.7% against 34.3% in United States, a difference of 4.4%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 20th and United States ranks 22nd of 110 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados United States Difference Ahead
2000s 40.3% 25.5% 14.8% Barbados
2010s 42.7% 34.9% 7.8% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female, Barbados or United States?
Barbados, at 38.7% against 34.3% in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female between Barbados and United States?
4.4%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States?
6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Barbados and United States rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
Barbados ranks 20th and United States ranks 22nd of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
110 places, 1,400 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

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