Barbados vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time
- Barbados
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.2 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.14 GPI.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 173 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 0.082 GPI | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.15 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 0.1184 GPI | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.2 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 0.1431 GPI | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Barbados or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Barbados, at 1.2 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.14 GPI, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
- How do Barbados and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.