Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados

Barbados: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 53.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
53.0%
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
48th
of 54 countries
All-time high
57.6%
in 2016
All-time low
47.8%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados, 2015–2019

02040602015201720192015: 53.9 %2016: 57.6 %2017: 47.8 %2018: 49 %2019: 53 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados stood at 53.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over five years.

Barbados ranks 48th of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%) in Barbados, 2015 to 2019.
Year % Change
2015 53.9%
2016 57.6% +6.9%
2017 47.8% -17.1%
2018 49.0% +2.6%
2019 53.0% +8.1%

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 45 Liberia 61.6%
  2. 46 Bangladesh 58.0% compare
  3. 47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 55.0%
  4. 49 Pakistan 51.8% compare
  5. 50 Dominica 51.0%
  6. 51 Grenada 46.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados was 53.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2017.
How does Barbados rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Barbados ranks 48th out of 54 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
73 places, 689 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the lower secondary level.