Barbados vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity
Barbados
1.49 GPIA
in 2025
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
1.29 GPIA
in 2024
Barbados rank
19th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
21st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Barbados
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.49 GPIA against 1.29 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.2 GPIA.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 19th and WB: Latin America & 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 | WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Barbados, at 1.49 GPIA against 1.29 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Barbados and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 0.2 GPIA, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Barbados ranks 19th and WB: Latin America & 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