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
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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

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