Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 37.5% 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 37.5%.
That represents a change of up 42.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados peaked at 50.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2007.
That places Barbados 83rd out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 29.4% | — |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -66.0% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +233.3% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -27.3% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +105.3% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -31.4% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +42.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 10.0% | 33.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 18.2% | 50.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 26.3% | 43.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (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 37.5% 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 50.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Barbados ranks 83rd out of 92 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 down 14.8%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release