School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Barbados

Barbados: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
81st
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.16 GPI
in 1980
All-time low
0.9048 GPI
in 1990
Years of data
38
1971–2021

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Barbados, 1971–2021

00.250.50.7511.21971199620211971: 1 GPI1972: 1 GPI1973: 1 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1.1 GPI1977: 1.1 GPI1978: 1.1 GPI1979: 1.1 GPI1980: 1.2 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1.1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1989: 1.1 GPI1990: 0.905 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 0.989 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI2020: 1 GPI2021: 1 GPI

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

Annual values for School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Barbados, 1971 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 80 Cuba 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 82 Indonesia 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 83 Ecuador 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 84 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.02 GPI compare

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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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Indicator
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 8,237 data points, 1970–2022
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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.