Barbados vs SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity
Barbados
1.49 GPIA
in 2025
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
1.29 GPIA
in 2024
Barbados rank
19th
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
21st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Barbados
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.49 GPIA against 1.29 GPIA in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 0.2 GPIA.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 19th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st of 189 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 0.4251 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.57 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 0.3908 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 0.2849 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 0.2314 GPIA | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, Barbados or SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Barbados, at 1.49 GPIA against 1.29 GPIA in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Barbados and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 0.2 GPIA, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Barbados ranks 19th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release