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

8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.

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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Kuwait: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Barbados

19.9%

in 2011

Kuwait

21.1%

in 2018

Barbados rank

40th

Kuwait rank

38th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

Barbados
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 21.1% against 19.9% in Barbados, a difference of 1.2%.

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

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

Barbados ranks 40th and Kuwait ranks 38th of 132 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.0%	21.0%	9.0%	Kuwait
2000s	11.4%	24.6%	13.2%	Kuwait

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 Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 21.1% against 19.9% in Barbados as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Barbados and Kuwait?: 1.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kuwait?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Barbados and Kuwait rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?: Barbados ranks 40th and Kuwait ranks 38th of 132 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, male (%). 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 one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/