Barbados vs UNICEF: Gulf Area: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index
Barbados
1.49 GPIA
in 2025
UNICEF: Gulf Area
1.31 GPIA
in 2023
Barbados rank
20th
UNICEF: Gulf Area rank
18th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Barbados
- UNICEF: Gulf Area
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.49 GPIA against 1.31 GPIA in UNICEF: Gulf Area, a difference of 0.18 GPIA.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Gulf Area's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 20th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 18th of 191 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | UNICEF: Gulf Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 0.1523 GPIA | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 0.2247 GPIA | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index, Barbados or UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Barbados, at 1.49 GPIA against 1.31 GPIA in UNICEF: Gulf Area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index between Barbados and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 0.18 GPIA, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and UNICEF: Gulf Area rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 20th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 18th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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