Barbados vs SDG: Northern America: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity
Barbados
1.49 GPIA
in 2025
SDG: Northern America
1.3 GPIA
in 2024
Barbados rank
19th
SDG: Northern America rank
16th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Barbados
- SDG: Northern America
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.49 GPIA against 1.3 GPIA in SDG: Northern America, a difference of 0.19 GPIA.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Northern America's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 19th and SDG: Northern America ranks 16th of 189 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | SDG: Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 0.3241 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.57 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 0.3031 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 0.2437 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 0.2077 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: Northern America?
- Barbados, at 1.49 GPIA against 1.3 GPIA in SDG: Northern America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Barbados and SDG: Northern America?
- 0.19 GPIA, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and SDG: Northern America?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and SDG: Northern America rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Barbados ranks 19th and SDG: Northern America ranks 16th 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