Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Barbados
Barbados: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) was 332 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Barbados, 1978–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Barbados stood at 332 number.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Barbados peaked at 354 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 111 number, in 1978.
Barbados ranks 156th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 111 number | — |
| 1999 | 306 number | +175.7% |
| 2000 | 306 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 317 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 326 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 329 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 316 number | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 329 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 314 number | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 354 number | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 350 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 348 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 334 number | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 351 number | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 342 number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 349 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 333 number | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 324 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 332 number | +2.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 332 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,453 number, 5% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 332 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,751 number, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) 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 | +175.7% | 111 number | 306 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111 number | 111 number | 111 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 306 number | 306 number | 306 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 326.78 number | 306 number | 354 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 339.12 number | 324 number | 351 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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, female in Barbados?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Barbados was 332 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 354 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 111 number in 1978.
- How does Barbados rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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
Total number of female 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.