School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.08 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Caribbean Small States is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPIA, in 1974.
WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 21st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.12 GPIA compare
- 19 Palestine, State of 1.11 GPIA compare
- 20 Bhutan 1.11 GPIA compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 1.11 GPIA compare
- 22 Belgium 1.11 GPIA compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.11 GPIA compare
- 24 Honduras 1.11 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 257,647 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 258,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5662 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Caribbean Small States was 1.08 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1974.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small States 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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February 2026 Data Release