Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Compulsory education, duration

Barbados

11 years

in 2025

Sri Lanka

11 years

in 2025

Barbados rank

62nd

Sri Lanka rank

62nd

Compulsory education, duration over time

Barbados currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Barbados ahead.

Globally, Barbados ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 197 countries.

Indicator: Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.