School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.13 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.13 GPIA
World rank
13th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.16 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.9154 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
17
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.13 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9154 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Barbados 13th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9154 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 1.02 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9982 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9773 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.13 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9879 GPIA | 0.9154 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9982 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9773 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados was 1.13 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9154 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Barbados ranks 13th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, primary to 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