Barbados vs Belize: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Barbados
- Belize
How they compare
Belize currently reports 17.1% against 15.5% in Barbados, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 48th and Belize ranks 45th of 133 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 43.0% | 29.8% | Belize |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 35.5% | 25.6% | Belize |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 19.5% | 7.0% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Barbados or Belize?
- Belize, at 17.1% against 15.5% in Barbados as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Barbados and Belize?
- 1.6%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belize?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
- How do Barbados and Belize rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Barbados ranks 48th and Belize ranks 45th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance 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
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/