Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Barbados
Barbados: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained was 66.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Barbados stood at 66.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Barbados peaked at 66.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 2001.
That places Barbados 36th out of 98 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58.2% | — |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 58.2% | 58.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 56.4% | 59.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 64.9% | 66.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 65.9% | 66.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,244 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 279 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,255 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Barbados?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Barbados was 66.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained?
- Barbados ranks 36th out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release