Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 51.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 51.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over five years.
Barbados ranks 54th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 52.2% | — |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +6.4% |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 51 Mali 55.4%
- 52 Bangladesh 55.0% compare
- 53 Saint Kitts and Nevis 53.3%
- 55 Dominica 48.4%
- 56 Grenada 46.1%
- 57 Trinidad and Tobago 40.4%
More education data for Barbados
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
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 51.9% 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 54.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Barbados ranks 54th out of 59 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of 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 teachers at the lower secondary level.