Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Barbados
Barbados: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) was 348 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Barbados, 1978–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 348 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 371 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 127 number, in 1979.
That places Barbados 162nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 137 number | — |
| 1979 | 127 number | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 132 number | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 329 number | +149.2% |
| 2000 | 328 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 335 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 346 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 344 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 333 number | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 346 number | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 324 number | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 363 number | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 362 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 359 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 348 number | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 371 number | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 367 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 365 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 347 number | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 340 number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 348 number | +2.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 348 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 7,148 number, 5% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 348 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,203 number, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +149.2% | 132 number | 329 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 132 number | 127 number | 137 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 132 number | 132 number | 132 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 329 number | 329 number | 329 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 342.33 number | 324 number | 363 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 355.62 number | 340 number | 371 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 159 Belize 432 number compare
- 160 Samoa 423 number compare
- 161 Antigua and Barbuda 360 number compare
- 163 Central African Republic 338 number compare
- 164 Guinea-Bissau 309 number compare
- 165 Grenada 299 number compare
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 pre-primary education, both sexes in Barbados?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Barbados was 348 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 371 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 number in 1979.
- How does Barbados rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 162nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.