Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 73.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados stood at 73.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados peaked at 73.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 2011.
Barbados ranks 79th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 65.0% | — |
| 2007 | 51.0% | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 48.9% | 65.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 47.6% | 73.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 72.0% | 73.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
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 73.8% in 2024, 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 73.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Barbados ranks 79th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release