Barbados vs Colombia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Barbados
76.8%
in 2024
Colombia
77.0%
in 2022
Barbados rank
111th
Colombia rank
108th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Barbados
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 77.0% against 76.8% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Colombia ahead.
Barbados ranks 111th and Colombia ranks 108th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.6% | 79.0% | 10.4% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 78.4% | 4.4% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 77.2% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 77.6% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 77.5% | 0.6% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Barbados or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 77.0% against 76.8% in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Barbados and Colombia?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Colombia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Colombia rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Barbados ranks 111th and Colombia ranks 108th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release