Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados
Barbados: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados stood at 1.07 GPIA.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.9718 GPIA, in 2002.
Barbados ranks 44th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9829 GPIA | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9718 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9881 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.07 GPIA | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9949 GPIA | 0.9718 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9881 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Barbados was 1.07 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 1989.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9718 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Barbados rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Barbados ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release