Barbados vs World: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index
Barbados
1.49 GPI
in 2025
World
1.12 GPI
in 2024
Barbados rank
17th
World rank
19th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index over time
- Barbados
- World
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.49 GPI against 1.12 GPI in World, a difference of 0.37 GPI.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times World's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 17th and World 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 | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8242 GPI | 0.6997 GPI | 0.1244 GPI | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.09 GPI | 0.8556 GPI | 0.2296 GPI | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.37 GPI | 0.9245 GPI | 0.4496 GPI | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.57 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 0.5367 GPI | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.51 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 0.4126 GPI | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.51 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 0.3871 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 World?
- Barbados, at 1.49 GPI against 1.12 GPI in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Barbados and World?
- 0.37 GPI, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and World?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and World rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 17th and World 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.