Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Barbados

Barbados: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 0.8352 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.8352 GPIA
Change on year
down 14.6%
World rank
70th
of 118 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 2011
All-time low
0.5856 GPIA
in 2008
Years of data
24
1999–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Barbados, 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.691 GPIA2000: 0.736 GPIA2001: 0.928 GPIA2002: 0.773 GPIA2003: 0.984 GPIA2004: 0.909 GPIA2005: 0.823 GPIA2006: 0.709 GPIA2007: 0.976 GPIA2008: 0.586 GPIA2009: 1 GPIA2010: 1 GPIA2011: 1.1 GPIA2014: 0.867 GPIA2015: 0.795 GPIA2016: 0.784 GPIA2017: 0.933 GPIA2018: 0.89 GPIA2019: 0.878 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 0.877 GPIA2022: 0.883 GPIA2023: 0.978 GPIA2024: 0.835 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.8352 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Barbados peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5856 GPIA, in 2008.

Barbados ranks 70th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Barbados, 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.691 GPIA
2000 0.7356 GPIA +6.5%
2001 0.9285 GPIA +26.2%
2002 0.7734 GPIA -16.7%
2003 0.9842 GPIA +27.2%
2004 0.9086 GPIA -7.7%
2005 0.8235 GPIA -9.4%
2006 0.709 GPIA -13.9%
2007 0.9758 GPIA +37.6%
2008 0.5856 GPIA -40.0%
2009 1.02 GPIA +73.3%
2010 1.02 GPIA +0.1%
2011 1.11 GPIA +9.3%
2014 0.8668 GPIA -22.0%
2015 0.7952 GPIA -8.3%
2016 0.7845 GPIA -1.3%
2017 0.9333 GPIA +19.0%
2018 0.8902 GPIA -4.6%
2019 0.8783 GPIA -1.3%
2020 1.04 GPIA +18.9%
2021 0.877 GPIA -16.0%
2022 0.8833 GPIA +0.7%
2023 0.9777 GPIA +10.7%
2024 0.8352 GPIA -14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.691 GPIA 0.691 GPIA 0.691 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8439 GPIA 0.5856 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9094 GPIA 0.7845 GPIA 1.11 GPIA 8
2020s 0.9236 GPIA 0.8352 GPIA 1.04 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 67 Russian Federation 0.8505 GPIA compare
  2. 68 Uganda 0.8409 GPIA compare
  3. 69 Azerbaijan 0.8387 GPIA compare
  4. 71 Panama 0.8179 GPIA compare
  5. 72 Jamaica 0.8009 GPIA compare
  6. 73 Hong Kong 0.7877 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Barbados?
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Barbados was 0.8352 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2011.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5856 GPIA in 2008.
How does Barbados rank for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
Barbados ranks 70th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
120 places, 1,760 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release