Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Barbados
Barbados: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 16 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Barbados, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 16 for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Barbados peaked at 26 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2008.
That places Barbados 135th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 26 | — |
| 1999 | 23 | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 18 | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 15 | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | -41.2% |
| 2008 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 20 | +42.9% |
| 2015 | 25 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | -36.0% |
| 2017 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 16 | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 1990s | 23 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.56 | 9 | 22 | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.5 | 11 | 25 | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.8 | 16 | 20 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 132 Sri Lanka 22 compare
- 132 Syrian Arab Republic 22 compare
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 17 compare
- 135 Cyprus 16 compare
- 135 Fiji 16 compare
- 138 North Macedonia 15 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, male in Barbados?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Barbados was 16 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 1978.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- Barbados ranks 135th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release