Barbados vs Panama: Labor force with basic education

Barbados
54.4%
in 2023
Panama
54.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
50th
Panama rank
51st

Labor force with basic education over time

  • Barbados
  • Panama
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 54.4% against 54.0% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Barbados ahead.

Globally, Barbados ranks 50th and Panama ranks 51st of 123 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education)
Unit
% of total working-age population with basic education
Source
Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,669 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).