School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
44th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 1978
All-time low
0.9566 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
31
1974–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados stood at 1.04 GPIA.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.9566 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Barbados 44th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.11 GPIA | — |
| 1978 | 1.13 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.1 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9702 GPIA | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9734 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9992 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9852 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9821 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.995 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9566 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9818 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9972 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9702 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9734 GPIA | 0.9734 GPIA | 0.9734 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9821 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9566 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 41 Saint Lucia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 42 Cape Verde 1.04 GPIA compare
- 43 Dominican Republic 1.04 GPIA compare
- 45 Togo 1.04 GPIA compare
- 46 Laos 1.04 GPIA compare
- 47 Liechtenstein 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 1978.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9566 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 44th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release