Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp was 50.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Barbados, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Barbados stood at 50.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over five years.
Barbados ranks 39th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 49.8% | — |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +4.5% |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 36 Sudan 61.3%
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 60.0%
- 38 Nicaragua 55.6%
- 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 48.1%
- 41 Grenada 46.9%
- 42 Dominica 40.8%
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 upp in Barbados?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Barbados was 50.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp?
- Barbados ranks 39th out of 44 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 upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the upper secondary level.