Proportion of teachers … teachers adjusted gender parity in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of teachers … teachers adjusted gender parity was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados stood at 1.06 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9861 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Barbados 25th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers adjusted gender parity in Barbados, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9979 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9861 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9861 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,244 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 279 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,255 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (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 1.06 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 1.14 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9861 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Barbados ranks 25th out of 96 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 2.1%. 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 secondary 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