Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados
Barbados: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9983 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.9983 index
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
135th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9986 index
in 1996
All-time low
0.9962 index
in 2006
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados stood at 0.9983 index.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados peaked at 0.9986 index in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.9962 index, in 2006.
Barbados ranks 135th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9966 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9971 index | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9967 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9966 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9968 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9967 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9969 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9971 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9972 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9975 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9978 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9977 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9979 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9984 index | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9986 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9986 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9985 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9981 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9976 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9974 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9972 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9969 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9966 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9964 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9963 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9962 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9962 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9962 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9965 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9967 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.997 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9974 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9975 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9976 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9978 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9977 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9978 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9979 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9979 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9979 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.998 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.998 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9981 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9981 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9983 index | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.9983 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.9983 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 93% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9968 index | 0.9966 index | 0.9972 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9981 index | 0.9975 index | 0.9986 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9965 index | 0.9962 index | 0.9974 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9975 index | 0.9967 index | 0.9979 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9981 index | 0.9979 index | 0.9983 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 235.79 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 235.79 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados was 0.9983 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9986 index in 1996.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9962 index in 2006.
- How does Barbados rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.