Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Barbados

Barbados: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9777 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9777 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
139th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.9712 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Barbados, 1999–2019

00.250.50.7511999200920191999: 0.994 GPI2000: 0.979 GPI2001: 0.973 GPI2002: 0.974 GPI2003: 0.971 GPI2004: 0.983 GPI2005: 0.983 GPI2006: 0.977 GPI2007: 0.988 GPI2008: 0.993 GPI2009: 0.991 GPI2010: 0.995 GPI2011: 1 GPI2014: 0.991 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 0.984 GPI2018: 0.976 GPI2019: 0.978 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Barbados is 0.9777 GPI, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Barbados peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9712 GPI, in 2003.

That places Barbados 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Barbados, 1999 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.9945 GPI
2000 0.9795 GPI -1.5%
2001 0.9732 GPI -0.6%
2002 0.9736 GPI +0.0%
2003 0.9712 GPI -0.2%
2004 0.9834 GPI +1.3%
2005 0.9832 GPI -0.0%
2006 0.9773 GPI -0.6%
2007 0.9877 GPI +1.1%
2008 0.9927 GPI +0.5%
2009 0.9907 GPI -0.2%
2010 0.9953 GPI +0.5%
2011 1 GPI +0.7%
2014 0.9914 GPI -1.1%
2015 1 GPI +1.3%
2016 1.01 GPI +0.6%
2017 0.984 GPI -2.6%
2018 0.9764 GPI -0.8%
2019 0.9777 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9945 GPI 0.9945 GPI 0.9945 GPI 1
2000s 0.9812 GPI 0.9712 GPI 0.9927 GPI 10
2010s 0.9926 GPI 0.9764 GPI 1.01 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 136 British Virgin Islands 0.9787 GPI compare
  2. 137 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9783 GPI compare
  3. 138 Maldives 0.9782 GPI compare
  4. 140 Republic of Moldova 0.9772 GPI compare
  5. 141 South Africa 0.977 GPI compare
  6. 142 Portugal 0.9753 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Barbados?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Barbados was 0.9777 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9712 GPI in 2003.
How does Barbados rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Barbados ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.