School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Barbados
Barbados: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2021. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Barbados, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.03 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2021.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Barbados peaked at 1.16 GPI in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9048 GPI, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 81st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.01 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.03 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1.11 GPI | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 1.12 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.09 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.16 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 1 GPI | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 1.07 GPI | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 1.03 GPI | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.07 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9048 GPI | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPI | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9894 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPI | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.06 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.979 GPI | 0.9048 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9894 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.03 GPI compare
- 80 Cuba 1.03 GPI compare
- 82 Indonesia 1.03 GPI compare
- 83 Ecuador 1.02 GPI compare
- 84 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.02 GPI compare
More education data for Barbados
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Barbados?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Barbados was 1.03 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 1980.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9048 GPI in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 81st out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.