School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Barbados
Barbados: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.49 GPI in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Barbados, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.49 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Barbados peaked at 1.63 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.79 GPI, in 1974.
That places Barbados 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8442 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8679 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7947 GPI | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.79 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.15 GPI | +45.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8947 GPI | -22.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9763 GPI | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 1.32 GPI | +35.0% |
| 1990 | 1.35 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.21 GPI | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 1.56 GPI | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 1.63 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.59 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.53 GPI | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.54 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.54 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.55 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.52 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.53 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.51 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.49 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.49 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.48 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.49 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.53 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.51 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.51 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.53 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.51 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 1.49 GPI | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +45.8% | 0.79 GPI | 1.15 GPI |
| 1989 | +35.0% | 0.9763 GPI | 1.32 GPI |
| 1999 | +29.3% | 1.21 GPI | 1.56 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8242 GPI | 0.79 GPI | 0.8679 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.09 GPI | 0.8947 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.37 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 1.56 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.57 GPI | 1.53 GPI | 1.63 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.51 GPI | 1.48 GPI | 1.55 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 GPI | 1.49 GPI | 1.53 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 82.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.4 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,244 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 279 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,255 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Barbados?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Barbados was 1.49 GPI in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 GPI in 2000.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 GPI in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.