Barbados vs Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity
Barbados
1.13 GPIA
in 2024
Iceland
1.12 GPIA
in 2023
Barbados rank
13th
Iceland rank
15th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity over time
- Barbados
- Iceland
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.13 GPIA against 1.12 GPIA in Iceland, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 13th and Iceland ranks 15th of 179 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.8841 GPIA | 0.1237 GPIA | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.984 GPIA | 0.051 GPIA | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 0.0093 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 0.0171 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 0.028 GPIA | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity, Barbados or Iceland?
- Barbados, at 1.13 GPIA against 1.12 GPIA in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity between Barbados and Iceland?
- 0.01 GPIA, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iceland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
- How do Barbados and Iceland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Barbados ranks 13th and Iceland ranks 15th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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
February 2026 Data Release