School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.43 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
1.43 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.51 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.8922 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
47
1970–2016
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Caribbean Small States recorded 1.43 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2016.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 1.51 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8922 GPIA, in 1974.
That places WB: Caribbean Small States 2nd out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9627 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9565 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9181 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8958 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8922 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9007 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8923 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9164 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9348 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9586 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9887 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.23 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.28 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.31 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.35 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.39 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.42 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.46 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.48 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.51 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.51 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.49 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.49 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.49 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.49 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.49 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.51 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.51 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.51 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.47 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.46 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.42 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.43 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9228 GPIA | 0.8922 GPIA | 0.9627 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
- 1 Gambia 1.83 GPIA compare
- 2 Anguilla 1.8 GPIA compare
- 3 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.73 GPIA compare
- 4 Cook Islands 1.72 GPIA compare
- 5 Qatar 1.69 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 257,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Caribbean Small States was 1.43 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8922 GPIA in 1974.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 2nd out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release