Barbados vs Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Barbados
2.5%
in 2019
Mauritius
2.6%
in 2019
Barbados rank
87th
Mauritius rank
86th

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

  • Barbados
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mauritius ahead.

Barbados ranks 87th and Mauritius ranks 86th of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Mauritius Difference Ahead
1990s 1.5% 5.3% 3.8% Mauritius
2000s 4.6% 3.8% 0.8% Barbados
2010s 2.6% 2.8% 0.1% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Barbados or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Barbados as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Barbados and Mauritius?
0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mauritius?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Barbados and Mauritius rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Barbados ranks 87th and Mauritius ranks 86th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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