Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Barbados

Barbados: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 1,070 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,070 number
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
170th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1,367 number
in 2010
All-time low
975 number
in 1985
Years of data
29
1985–2019

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Barbados, 1985–2019

05001.0k1.5k1985200220191985: 975 number1986: 1.0k number1987: 1.1k number1988: 1.2k number1989: 1.2k number1990: 1.2k number1991: 1.2k number1992: 1.1k number1999: 1.1k number2000: 1.1k number2001: 1.1k number2002: 1.1k number2003: 1.1k number2004: 1.1k number2005: 1.1k number2006: 1.2k number2007: 1.2k number2008: 1.3k number2009: 1.3k number2010: 1.4k number2011: 1.3k number2012: 1.3k number2013: 1.3k number2014: 1.3k number2015: 1.2k number2016: 1.2k number2017: 1.1k number2018: 1.1k number2019: 1.1k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 1,070 number for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Barbados peaked at 1,367 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 975 number, in 1985.

That places Barbados 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Barbados, 1985 to 2019.
Year number Change
1985 975 number
1986 1,036 number +6.3%
1987 1,098 number +5.9%
1988 1,160 number +5.6%
1989 1,221 number +5.3%
1990 1,227 number +0.5%
1991 1,174 number -4.4%
1992 1,120 number -4.6%
1999 1,059 number -5.4%
2000 1,059 number +0.0%
2001 1,098 number +3.7%
2002 1,128 number +2.7%
2003 1,139 number +1.0%
2004 1,096 number -3.8%
2005 1,140 number +4.0%
2006 1,176 number +3.1%
2007 1,211 number +3.0%
2008 1,347 number +11.2%
2009 1,257 number -6.7%
2010 1,367 number +8.8%
2011 1,338 number -2.1%
2012 1,321 number -1.2%
2013 1,305 number -1.3%
2014 1,288 number -1.3%
2015 1,194 number -7.3%
2016 1,197 number +0.3%
2017 1,107 number -7.5%
2018 1,118 number +1.0%
2019 1,070 number -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,098 number 975 number 1,221 number 5
1990s 1,145 number 1,059 number 1,227 number 4
2000s 1,165 number 1,059 number 1,347 number 10
2010s 1,230 number 1,070 number 1,367 number 10

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 167 Comoros 1,306 number compare
  2. 168 Bhutan 1,211 number compare
  3. 169 Guinea-Bissau 1,170 number compare
  4. 171 Vanuatu 990 number compare
  5. 172 Saint Lucia 922 number compare
  6. 173 Samoa 789 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Barbados?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Barbados was 1,070 number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1,367 number in 2010.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 975 number in 1985.
How does Barbados rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Barbados ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.