School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Barbados
Barbados: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.49 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.49 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados peaked at 1.63 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.79 GPIA, in 1974.
Barbados ranks 20th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8442 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8679 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7947 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.79 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.15 GPIA | +45.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8947 GPIA | -22.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9763 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 1.32 GPIA | +35.0% |
| 1990 | 1.35 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.21 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 1.56 GPIA | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 1.63 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.59 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.53 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.54 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.54 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.55 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.52 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.53 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.51 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.49 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.49 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.48 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.49 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.53 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.51 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.51 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.53 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.51 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 1.49 GPIA | -1.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.49 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.49 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +45.8% | 0.79 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA |
| 1989 | +35.0% | 0.9763 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA |
| 1999 | +29.3% | 1.21 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8242 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 0.8679 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.09 GPIA | 0.8947 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.37 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.57 GPIA | 1.53 GPIA | 1.63 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA | 1.55 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.49 GPIA | 1.53 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.52 GPIA compare
- 18 Oman 1.5 GPIA compare
- 19 Cuba 1.5 GPIA compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 1.48 GPIA compare
- 22 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.48 GPIA compare
- 23 Bahrain 1.48 GPIA compare
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados was 1.49 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, 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