Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Barbados

Barbados: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.01 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
69th
of 148 countries
All-time high
1.66 GPIA
in 1983
All-time low
0.2538 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
22
1981–2019

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Barbados, 1981–2019

0.511.51981200020191981: 1.4 GPIA1983: 1.7 GPIA1989: 0.96 GPIA1999: 1.3 GPIA2000: 1.2 GPIA2001: 1.4 GPIA2002: 1.3 GPIA2003: 1.4 GPIA2004: 1.1 GPIA2005: 1.3 GPIA2006: 1.4 GPIA2007: 0.987 GPIA2008: 0.904 GPIA2009: 0.87 GPIA2010: 0.775 GPIA2011: 0.682 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 0.642 GPIA2016: 0.254 GPIA2017: 0.913 GPIA2018: 1.1 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 1.01 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2019.

That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Barbados peaked at 1.66 GPIA in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2538 GPIA, in 2016.

Barbados ranks 69th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Barbados, 1981 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1981 1.42 GPIA
1983 1.66 GPIA +17.0%
1989 0.9605 GPIA -42.2%
1999 1.27 GPIA +32.0%
2000 1.21 GPIA -4.2%
2001 1.44 GPIA +18.6%
2002 1.28 GPIA -11.2%
2003 1.4 GPIA +9.2%
2004 1.13 GPIA -19.3%
2005 1.29 GPIA +14.4%
2006 1.35 GPIA +4.7%
2007 0.9866 GPIA -27.0%
2008 0.9036 GPIA -8.4%
2009 0.8704 GPIA -3.7%
2010 0.7746 GPIA -11.0%
2011 0.6822 GPIA -11.9%
2014 1.01 GPIA +48.5%
2015 0.6423 GPIA -36.6%
2016 0.2538 GPIA -60.5%
2017 0.9128 GPIA +259.7%
2018 1.09 GPIA +19.8%
2019 1.01 GPIA -8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.35 GPIA 0.9605 GPIA 1.66 GPIA 3
1990s 1.27 GPIA 1.27 GPIA 1.27 GPIA 1
2000s 1.19 GPIA 0.8704 GPIA 1.44 GPIA 10
2010s 0.7972 GPIA 0.2538 GPIA 1.09 GPIA 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 66 Cayman Islands 1.02 GPIA compare
  2. 67 Belize 1.02 GPIA compare
  3. 68 Thailand 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 70 Slovakia 1 GPIA compare
  5. 71 Panama 1 GPIA compare
  6. 72 El Salvador 0.9763 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Barbados?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Barbados was 1.01 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1.66 GPIA in 1983.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2538 GPIA in 2016.
How does Barbados rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Barbados ranks 69th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and 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 children and adolescents of primary and 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
191 places, 4,346 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/