Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados
Barbados: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9807 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9807 index
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
143rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.02 index
in 1976
All-time low
0.8159 index
in 1974
Years of data
42
1971–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados is 0.9807 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados peaked at 1.02 index in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.8159 index, in 1974.
Barbados ranks 143rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9763 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.981 index | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9815 index | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8159 index | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9089 index | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 1.02 index | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.01 index | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9876 index | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.961 index | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.01 index | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9651 index | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9937 index | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9782 index | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9878 index | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9806 index | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9764 index | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9825 index | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9816 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9708 index | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9706 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9869 index | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9708 index | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9983 index | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9944 index | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.999 index | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9768 index | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9858 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.982 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9952 index | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9721 index | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.974 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9667 index | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9743 index | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.975 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9713 index | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9664 index | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9807 index | +1.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.9807 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 98% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.9807 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9698 index | 0.8159 index | 1.02 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9915 index | 0.961 index | 1.01 index | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9822 index | 0.9782 index | 0.9878 index | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9831 index | 0.9706 index | 0.999 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9818 index | 0.9667 index | 1 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9735 index | 0.9664 index | 0.9807 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Barbados was 0.9807 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 1976.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8159 index in 1974.
- How does Barbados rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Primary school life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.