Barbados vs Portugal: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Barbados
1 index
in 2025
Portugal
1 index
in 2025
Barbados rank
108th
Portugal rank
111th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Barbados
- Portugal
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Portugal, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 108th and Portugal ranks 111th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0025 index | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0016 index | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0001 index | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0002 index | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0003 index | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Barbados or Portugal?
- Barbados, at 1 index against 1 index in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Barbados and Portugal?
- 0 index, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Portugal rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 108th and Portugal ranks 111th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.