Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Barbados
Barbados: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 1,244 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Barbados, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1,244 for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Barbados peaked at 1,517 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1,091, in 2018.
Barbados ranks 172nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,179 | — |
| 1975 | 1,300 | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 1,421 | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 1,432 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1,517 | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 1,453 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 1,342 | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 1,231 | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 1,231 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,209 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1,368 | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 1,449 | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 1,457 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1,465 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,473 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,481 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1,224 | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 1,230 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,215 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,210 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,326 | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 1,381 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1,264 | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 1,348 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 1,430 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 1,172 | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 1,093 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1,097 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,091 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,092 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,186 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 1,216 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1,241 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,256 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1,244 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,384 | 1,179 | 1,517 | 6 |
| 1980s | 1,371 | 1,209 | 1,481 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,227 | 1,224 | 1,230 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,311 | 1,210 | 1,430 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1,109 | 1,091 | 1,172 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,229 | 1,186 | 1,256 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 169 French Polynesia 1,592 compare
- 170 Guinea-Bissau 1,480 compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 1,327 compare
- 173 Samoa 1,211 compare
- 174 Vanuatu 1,186 compare
- 175 Tonga 1,086 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 secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Barbados?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Barbados was 1,244 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,517 in 1978.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,091 in 2018.
- How does Barbados rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Barbados ranks 172nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.