Barbados vs Jamaica: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education
Barbados
0.5793 GPIA
in 2024
Jamaica
0.6267 GPIA
in 2024
Barbados rank
97th
Jamaica rank
96th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.6267 GPIA against 0.5793 GPIA in Barbados, a difference of 0.0474 GPIA.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 97th and Jamaica ranks 96th of 103 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8657 GPIA | 0.9444 GPIA | 0.0786 GPIA | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.6868 GPIA | 0.9964 GPIA | 0.3096 GPIA | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.643 GPIA | 0.8871 GPIA | 0.2442 GPIA | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.6267 GPIA against 0.5793 GPIA in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.0474 GPIA, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Barbados ranks 97th and Jamaica ranks 96th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, 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