Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0044 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Barbados, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in Barbados is 0.0044 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.006 units per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 units per person, in 2019.
That places Barbados 145th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0047 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0057 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.006 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 units per person | -15.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0057 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0057 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 units per person | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.005 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.005 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per person | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0044 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 63% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0044 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 76% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 secondary education, teachers, per capita in Barbados?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Barbados was 0.0044 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 units per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 145th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.