Barbados vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index
Barbados
1.49 GPI
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1.14 GPI
in 2024
Barbados rank
17th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
19th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index over time
- Barbados
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.49 GPI against 1.14 GPI in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.35 GPI.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7923 GPI | 0.7292 GPI | 0.0631 GPI | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.09 GPI | 0.6509 GPI | 0.4343 GPI | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.37 GPI | 0.7662 GPI | 0.6079 GPI | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.57 GPI | 0.9562 GPI | 0.6159 GPI | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.51 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 0.3724 GPI | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.51 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 0.3674 GPI | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Barbados or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Barbados, at 1.49 GPI against 1.14 GPI in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 0.35 GPI, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, tertiary (gross), 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
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.