How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific?

28 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.

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.

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

Barbados

1.49 GPI

in 2025

East Asia & Pacific

1.13 GPI

in 2024

Barbados rank

17th

East Asia & Pacific rank

20th

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

Barbados
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1.49 GPI against 1.13 GPI in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.36 GPI.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th 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	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.7923 GPI	0.557 GPI	0.2353 GPI	Barbados
1980s	1.09 GPI	0.6104 GPI	0.4748 GPI	Barbados
1990s	1.37 GPI	0.7443 GPI	0.6298 GPI	Barbados
2000s	1.57 GPI	0.9311 GPI	0.6409 GPI	Barbados
2010s	1.51 GPI	1.12 GPI	0.3951 GPI	Barbados
2020s	1.51 GPI	1.14 GPI	0.378 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?: Barbados, at 1.49 GPI against 1.13 GPI in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Barbados and East Asia & Pacific?: 0.36 GPI, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Barbados and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?: Barbados ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.