Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Barbados

Barbados: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
40th
of 142 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPI
in 1989
All-time low
0.9718 GPI
in 2010
Years of data
10
1983–2019

Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Barbados, 1983–2019

00.250.50.7511983200120191983: 1.1 GPI1989: 1.1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 0.997 GPI2003: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.972 GPI2011: 1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI2019: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Barbados stood at 1.05 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Barbados peaked at 1.12 GPI in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.9718 GPI, in 2010.

Barbados ranks 40th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.1 GPI 1.08 GPI 1.12 GPI 2
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9968 GPI 1.04 GPI 4
2010s 1.04 GPI 0.9718 GPI 1.1 GPI 4

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  3. 39 Kyrgyzstan 1.05 GPI compare
  4. 41 Mexico 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 42 Malta 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 43 Paraguay 1.05 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Barbados?
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Barbados was 1.05 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 1989.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9718 GPI in 2010.
How does Barbados rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index?
Barbados ranks 40th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,033 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for upper secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for upper 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. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/