Barbados vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age
Barbados
14.48
in 2023
Suriname
21.78
in 2021
Barbados rank
6th
Suriname rank
4th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age over time
- Barbados
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 21.78 against 14.48 in Barbados, a difference of 7.3.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.5 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 4th of 36 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.44 | 4.76 | 1.69 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.93 | 7.02 | 5.09 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.37 | 18.39 | 16.02 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 4.66 | 17.64 | 12.97 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 8.68 | 19.31 | 10.62 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, Barbados or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 21.78 against 14.48 in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age between Barbados and Suriname?
- 7.3, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age?
- Barbados ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 4th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age (UNESCO). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.