School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.75 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States stood at 1.75 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States peaked at 2.03 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8795 GPI, in 1976.
That places Caribbean Small States 1st out of 43 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, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9717 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9708 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9357 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9025 GPI | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.889 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8905 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8795 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9056 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9262 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9466 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.97 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.05 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.08 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.11 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.13 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.13 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.17 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.2 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.19 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.21 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.27 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 1.36 GPI | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.42 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 1.5 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.59 GPI | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.69 GPI | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.81 GPI | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.89 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.97 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.01 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.93 GPI | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.94 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.97 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.97 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.95 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.02 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.03 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.02 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.89 GPI | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.98 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.84 GPI | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.73 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.75 GPI | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9218 GPI | 0.8795 GPI | 0.9717 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 GPI | 0.97 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 1.69 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 GPI | 1.81 GPI | 2.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 GPI | 1.73 GPI | 2.03 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (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, female 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Caribbean Small States was 1.75 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 GPI in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8795 GPI in 1976.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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, 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.