Barbados vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Barbados
3.0%
in 2019
Uruguay
3.3%
in 2017
Barbados rank
106th
Uruguay rank
103rd

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • Barbados
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.3% against 3.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 4.8% 8.7% 3.9% Uruguay
2010s 3.6% 6.0% 2.4% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Barbados or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 3.3% against 3.0% in Barbados as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Barbados and Uruguay?
0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Uruguay?
8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Barbados ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,144 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/