Barbados vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Barbados
0.5338 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
0.3886 GPIA
in 2024
Barbados rank
165th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
163rd
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Barbados
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.5338 GPIA against 0.3886 GPIA in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1452 GPIA.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.4 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Barbados ranks 165th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 163rd of 184 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | WB: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6701 GPIA | 0.7373 GPIA | 0.0671 GPIA | WB: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.478 GPIA | 0.6788 GPIA | 0.2008 GPIA | WB: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3901 GPIA | 0.5579 GPIA | 0.1678 GPIA | WB: Sub-saharan Africa |
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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Barbados, at 0.5338 GPIA against 0.3886 GPIA in WB: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Barbados and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 0.1452 GPIA, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Barbados ranks 165th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 163rd 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release