Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 55 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in Barbados, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in Barbados peaked at 1 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2015.
Barbados ranks 22nd of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 19 Colombia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 20 Armenia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 21 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 22 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Bangladesh 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Cape Verde 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Djibouti 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Egypt 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Iran 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Jordan 1 GPIA compare
- 22 South Korea 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Macao 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Oman 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Qatar 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Sudan 1 GPIA
- 22 El Salvador 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Thailand 1 GPIA compare
- 22 United States 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,937 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0281 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,377 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0297 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3133 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in Barbados?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in Barbados was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education?
- Barbados ranks 22nd out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release