Barbados vs Latin America & Caribbean: 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
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 19.9% against 4.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 15.6%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 4.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Barbados ranks 40th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 38th of 132 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 19.6% | 7.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 13.7% | 3.3% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 8.8% | 6.9% | Barbados |
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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- Barbados, at 19.9% against 4.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2011.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 15.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
- How do Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Barbados ranks 40th and Latin America & Caribbean 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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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/