Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Barbados
Barbados: Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 217 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 1971
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
41
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Barbados stood at 1 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Barbados peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Barbados 149th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 98% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 146 Congo 1 GPIA compare
- 147 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Anguilla 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Botswana 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Cook Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Western Sahara 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Falkland Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Guam 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Montserrat 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Nigeria 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Niue 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Nauru 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Sierra Leone 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Somalia 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Tokelau 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 149 United States 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Venezuela 1 GPIA compare
- 149 United States Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Zambia 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Barbados
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 82.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.4 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Barbados?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Barbados was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Barbados ranks 149th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release