Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1.13 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados stood at 1.13 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados peaked at 1.35 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9275 GPIA, in 2008.
Barbados ranks 21st of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9292 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9623 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9275 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.35 GPIA | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 1.16 GPIA | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9598 GPIA | 0.9275 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 18 Guyana 1.16 GPIA compare
- 19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.15 GPIA compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 1.15 GPIA compare
- 22 Montserrat 1.13 GPIA compare
- 23 Eswatini 1.13 GPIA compare
- 24 Sierra Leone 1.13 GPIA compare
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 1.13 GPIA 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 1.35 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9275 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Barbados ranks 21st out of 126 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 16.3%. 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 primary 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