Barbados vs Least developed countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Barbados
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 16.69 years against 9.19 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 7.5 years.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.8 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 36th and Least developed countries ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.81 years | 3 years | 7.81 years | Barbados |
| 1980s | 12.75 years | 4.2 years | 8.55 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 13.64 years | 4.95 years | 8.69 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 15.84 years | 6.91 years | 8.93 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 16.76 years | 8.42 years | 8.34 years | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Barbados or Least developed countries?
- Barbados, at 16.69 years against 9.19 years in Least developed countries as of 2011.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Barbados and Least developed countries?
- 7.5 years, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Least developed countries?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
- How do Barbados and Least developed countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Barbados ranks 36th and Least developed countries ranks 35th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.