School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 0.8267 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Barbados is 0.8267 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, 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 73rd of 125 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.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Barbados, year by year
| 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 | 0.8694 GPIA | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7974 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7834 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9326 GPIA | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8902 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8803 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8779 GPIA | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8856 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9777 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8267 GPIA | -15.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.8267 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.8267 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.33 GPIA, 62% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.691 GPIA | 0.691 GPIA | 0.691 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8439 GPIA | 0.5856 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.91 GPIA | 0.7834 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9224 GPIA | 0.8267 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Barbados was 0.8267 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5856 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Barbados ranks 73rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release