School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Barbados

Barbados: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9782 GPI in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9782 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
136th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.9715 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
19
1999–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Barbados, 1999–2019

00.250.50.7511999200920191999: 0.994 GPI2000: 0.98 GPI2001: 0.973 GPI2002: 0.974 GPI2003: 0.971 GPI2004: 0.984 GPI2005: 0.983 GPI2006: 0.977 GPI2007: 0.988 GPI2008: 0.992 GPI2009: 0.989 GPI2010: 0.994 GPI2011: 1 GPI2014: 0.991 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 0.983 GPI2018: 0.976 GPI2019: 0.978 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.9782 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2019.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Barbados peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9715 GPI, in 2003.

That places Barbados 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9945 GPI 0.9945 GPI 0.9945 GPI 1
2000s 0.981 GPI 0.9715 GPI 0.9917 GPI 10
2010s 0.9919 GPI 0.9762 GPI 1.01 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 133 Indonesia 0.9796 GPI compare
  2. 134 Bolivia 0.979 GPI compare
  3. 135 Mongolia 0.9783 GPI compare
  4. 137 Guyana 0.9782 GPI compare
  5. 138 Moldova 0.977 GPI compare
  6. 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9741 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Barbados?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Barbados was 0.9782 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9715 GPI in 2003.
How does Barbados rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Barbados ranks 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.