Barbados vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Barbados
65.4%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
60.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
67th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank
65th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Barbados
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 65.4% against 60.3% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1985 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
Barbados ranks 67th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 65th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.4% | 57.6% | 8.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 61.5% | 5.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 64.1% | 6.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 58.4% | 6.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 58.9% | 5.7% | 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Barbados, at 65.4% against 60.3% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Barbados and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- 5.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Barbados ranks 67th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 65th 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