Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados
Barbados: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.985 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.985 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados peaked at 1.05 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9384 index, in 2003.
Barbados ranks 129th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9988 index | 0.9954 index | 1 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9686 index | 0.9384 index | 0.9891 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 0.9933 index | 1.05 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.985 index | 1.02 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 126 Brazil 0.9884 index compare
- 127 Azerbaijan 0.9867 index compare
- 128 Chile 0.9861 index compare
- 130 British Virgin Islands 0.9849 index compare
- 131 Kazakhstan 0.9842 index compare
- 132 Fiji 0.9833 index compare
More education data for Barbados
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados was 0.985 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9384 index in 2003.
- How does Barbados rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 129th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.