Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper male secondary in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper male secondary was 50.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Barbados, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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 … Proportion upper male secondary 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% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 50.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 51% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 50.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.3%, 78% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 82.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.4 (2024)
- 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)
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 50.3% in 2019, 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 50.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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?
- 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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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.