Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados
Barbados: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Upper secondary completion rate, 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, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados stood at 1.06 index. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados peaked at 1.12 index in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.06 index, in 2025.
That places Barbados 89th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.11 index | 1.11 index | 1.12 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.1 index | 1.09 index | 1.11 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 index | 1.08 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 index | 1.06 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Barbados
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,549 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,600 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados was 1.06 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 index in 1981.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 89th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.