School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
86th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 1980
All-time low
0.9192 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
41
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9192 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Barbados 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9192 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9727 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 1.05 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9995 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.945 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9976 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9867 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.986 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9856 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9827 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9844 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9896 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9974 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9925 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9907 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9905 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9938 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9953 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9192 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9995 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9767 GPIA | 0.945 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9909 GPIA | 0.9827 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9964 GPIA | 0.9896 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9994 GPIA | 0.9938 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 1980.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9192 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Barbados ranks 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release