Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados
Barbados: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 GPI in 2024. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados stood at 1.11 GPI. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPI, in 2005.
Barbados ranks 55th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.09 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 1.1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPI | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 5 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,222 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 370 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,037 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,190 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7158 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados was 1.11 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2005.
- How does Barbados rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 55th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release