Barbados vs ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Barbados
0.5338 GPIA
in 2024
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
0.3813 GPIA
in 2024
Barbados rank
165th
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
167th

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Barbados
  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.5338 GPIA against 0.3813 GPIA in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), a difference of 0.1525 GPIA.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.4 times ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.

Barbados ranks 165th and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 167th of 184 countries.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6701 GPIA 0.7369 GPIA 0.0667 GPIA ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 0.478 GPIA 0.6782 GPIA 0.2002 GPIA ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 0.3901 GPIA 0.5605 GPIA 0.1704 GPIA ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Barbados or ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Barbados, at 0.5338 GPIA against 0.3813 GPIA in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Barbados and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
0.1525 GPIA, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Barbados and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Barbados ranks 165th and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 167th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,566 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release