School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9807 GPIA in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados stood at 0.9807 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.8159 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Barbados 140th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9698 GPIA | 0.8159 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9915 GPIA | 0.961 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9822 GPIA | 0.9782 GPIA | 0.9878 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9831 GPIA | 0.9706 GPIA | 0.999 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9818 GPIA | 0.9667 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9735 GPIA | 0.9664 GPIA | 0.9807 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados was 0.9807 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1976.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8159 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 140th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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