Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados

Barbados: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.4429 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4429 GPIA
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
122nd
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.97 GPIA
in 2005
All-time low
0.4429 GPIA
in 2019
Years of data
16
1983–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados, 1983–2019

0.511.521983200120191983: 1.3 GPIA1989: 0.985 GPIA1999: 0.814 GPIA2000: 1.3 GPIA2001: 1.6 GPIA2002: 1.8 GPIA2004: 1.6 GPIA2005: 2 GPIA2006: 1.6 GPIA2007: 1.2 GPIA2008: 0.956 GPIA2009: 1.1 GPIA2010: 0.898 GPIA2011: 0.459 GPIA2018: 0.521 GPIA2019: 0.443 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados stood at 0.4429 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados peaked at 1.97 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4429 GPIA, in 2019.

That places Barbados 122nd out of 133 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Barbados, 1983 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1983 1.28 GPIA
1989 0.9845 GPIA -23.4%
1999 0.8139 GPIA -17.3%
2000 1.26 GPIA +54.9%
2001 1.6 GPIA +26.9%
2002 1.76 GPIA +10.2%
2004 1.55 GPIA -11.9%
2005 1.97 GPIA +26.9%
2006 1.65 GPIA -16.5%
2007 1.22 GPIA -25.8%
2008 0.9565 GPIA -21.6%
2009 1.06 GPIA +10.6%
2010 0.8981 GPIA -15.1%
2011 0.4592 GPIA -48.9%
2018 0.5208 GPIA +13.4%
2019 0.4429 GPIA -15.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.13 GPIA 0.9845 GPIA 1.28 GPIA 2
1990s 0.8139 GPIA 0.8139 GPIA 0.8139 GPIA 1
2000s 1.45 GPIA 0.9565 GPIA 1.97 GPIA 9
2010s 0.5802 GPIA 0.4429 GPIA 0.8981 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 119 Macau, China 0.4761 GPIA compare
  2. 120 Lithuania 0.4736 GPIA compare
  3. 121 Kuwait 0.4492 GPIA compare
  4. 123 Dominica 0.3497 GPIA compare
  5. 124 Croatia 0.3471 GPIA compare
  6. 125 Bhutan 0.325 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Barbados was 0.4429 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1.97 GPIA in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4429 GPIA in 2019.
How does Barbados rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Barbados ranks 122nd out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,962 data points, 1970–2019
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The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/