Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Barbados
Barbados: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 545 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Barbados, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 545 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over five years.
Barbados ranks 126th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 586 number | — |
| 2016 | 546 number | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 549 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 547 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 545 number | -0.4% |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 123 Bahamas 1,078 number
- 124 Sao Tome and Principe 856 number
- 125 Saint Lucia 614 number compare
- 127 Antigua and Barbuda 499 number
- 128 Grenada 438 number
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 423 number
More education data for Barbados
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,222 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 370 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,037 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,190 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7158 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Barbados?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Barbados was 545 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 586 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 545 number in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 126th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.