Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 355 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Barbados, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Barbados is 355, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Barbados peaked at 355 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 111, in 1978.
That places Barbados 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 111 | — |
| 1999 | 306 | +175.7% |
| 2000 | 306 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 317 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 326 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 329 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 316 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 329 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 314 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 354 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 350 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 348 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 334 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 351 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 342 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 349 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 333 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 324 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 332 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 353 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 333 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 345 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 354 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 355 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111 | 111 | 111 | 1 |
| 1990s | 306 | 306 | 306 | 1 |
| 2000s | 326.78 | 306 | 354 | 9 |
| 2010s | 339.12 | 324 | 351 | 8 |
| 2020s | 348 | 333 | 355 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 160 Belize 386 compare
- 161 Bahamas 375 compare
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 360 compare
- 164 Grenada 329 compare
- 165 Central African Republic 299 compare
- 166 Cayman Islands 290 compare
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 teachers in pre-primary education, female in Barbados?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Barbados was 355 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 355 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 111 in 1978.
- How does Barbados rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release