Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Barbados
1,592
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1,193
in 2017
Barbados rank
176th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
179th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Barbados
  • Sao Tome and Principe
5001.0k1.5k197119972024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1,592 against 1,193 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 399.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th of 216 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 1,244 539.5 704.5 Barbados
1980s 1,451 578.8 872.55 Barbados
1990s 1,498 609.5 889 Barbados
2000s 1,500 995.85 504.15 Barbados
2010s 1,634 1,126 508.12 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?
Barbados, at 1,592 against 1,193 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
399, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Barbados ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.