School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.09 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States is 1.09 GPI, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPI, in 1974.
Caribbean Small States ranks 1st of 43 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, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.04 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.02 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.05 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1.06 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.05 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.06 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.05 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.05 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.05 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPI | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 1 Qatar 1.23 GPI compare
- 2 Seychelles 1.21 GPI compare
- 3 Barbados 1.2 GPI compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 1.2 GPI compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0092 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4328 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States was 1.09 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1974.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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.