Barbados vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Barbados
65.4%
in 2024
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
60.4%
in 2024
Barbados rank
67th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
64th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Barbados
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 65.4% against 60.4% in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1985 it was UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
Barbados ranks 67th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 64th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.4% | 57.2% | 7.8% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 61.3% | 4.8% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 63.9% | 6.1% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 58.5% | 5.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 59.1% | 5.6% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Barbados or UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Barbados, at 65.4% against 60.4% in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Barbados and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 5.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Barbados ranks 67th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 64th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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