Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Barbados
Barbados: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 349 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Barbados, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Barbados is 349 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over five years.
Barbados ranks 122nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 369 number | — |
| 2016 | 347 number | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 358 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 361 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 349 number | -3.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 349 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 14,106 number, 2% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 349 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,686 number, 7% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 119 Mauritania 530 number compare
- 120 Saint Lucia 430 number compare
- 121 Djibouti 399 number compare
- 123 Antigua and Barbuda 340 number
- 124 Sao Tome and Principe 298 number
- 125 Grenada 284 number
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 teachers in lower secondary education, female in Barbados?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Barbados was 349 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 369 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 347 number in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 122nd out of 138 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.