Secondary education, teachers in Barbados
Barbados: Secondary education, teachers was 65.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Barbados, 1985–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Barbados stood at 65.4%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Barbados peaked at 66.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 1985.
That places Barbados 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 45.1% | — |
| 1989 | 53.8% | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 55.3% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 57.7% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.4% | 45.1% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 55.3% | 57.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 56.4% | 59.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 63.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 64.2% | 65.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 in Barbados?
- Secondary education, teachers in Barbados was 65.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 1985.
- How does Barbados rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Barbados ranks 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.