Barbados vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Barbados
1.49 GPI
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.14 GPI
in 2024
Barbados rank
17th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
18th

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Barbados
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.511.5197119982025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1.49 GPI against 1.14 GPI in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.35 GPI.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1973 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Barbados ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7923 GPI 0.7998 GPI 0.0075 GPI East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 1.09 GPI 0.6672 GPI 0.418 GPI Barbados
1990s 1.37 GPI 0.7834 GPI 0.5908 GPI Barbados
2000s 1.57 GPI 0.9676 GPI 0.6044 GPI Barbados
2010s 1.51 GPI 1.15 GPI 0.3656 GPI Barbados
2020s 1.51 GPI 1.15 GPI 0.3627 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Barbados, at 1.49 GPI against 1.14 GPI in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.35 GPI, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Barbados ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th 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

Indicator
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,538 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.