Share of primary school teachers who are women in Barbados
Barbados: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 76.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Barbados, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 76.8% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Barbados peaked at 79.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 68.6%, in 1985.
Barbados ranks 111th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.2% | 68.6% | 75.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 72.1% | 76.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 76.0% | 79.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 76.5% | 78.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 76.4% | 77.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Barbados?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Barbados was 76.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 1985.
- How does Barbados rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Barbados ranks 111th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.