Barbados Literacy Rate 1970-2024

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
  • Barbados literacy rate for 1980 was 99.50%, a 0.23% increase from 1970.
  • Barbados literacy rate for 1970 was 99.27%, a 99.27% increase from .
  • Barbados literacy rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
  • Barbados literacy rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
Barbados 99.50%
Hungary 98.86%
Guam 96.42%
Trinidad and Tobago 94.97%
Argentina 93.91%
Palau 91.92%
Panama 88.07%
Puerto Rico 86.75%
Singapore 82.91%
Kuwait 67.52%
Barbados Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
1980 99.50% 0.23%
1970 99.27% 0.23%