School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 0.9976 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Barbados, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Barbados stood at 0.9976 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Barbados peaked at 1.06 GPI in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.909 GPI, in 1974.
That places Barbados 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9923 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 1 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.909 GPI | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9665 GPI | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 1.04 GPI | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 1.03 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.02 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.06 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9997 GPI | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9849 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9891 GPI | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9491 GPI | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9952 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9952 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9942 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9921 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.993 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9999 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9999 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9978 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9976 GPI | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.9976 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPI, 100% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.9976 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 GPI, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9995 GPI | 0.909 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9849 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9823 GPI | 0.9491 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9921 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9976 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 8 |
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, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Barbados was 0.9976 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 1980.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.909 GPI in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.