Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Barbados
Barbados: Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Barbados, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Barbados stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Barbados peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 93.8%, in 2014.
Barbados ranks 1st of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.0% | 93.8% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,592 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.71 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Barbados?
- Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Barbados was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.8% in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education?
- Barbados ranks 1st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education who meet the minimum academic qualifications required in the subject they teach at that level in a given country.