Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Barbados
Barbados: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1,070 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Barbados, 1985–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Barbados is 1,070 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female 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 22 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 975 number | — |
| 1989 | 1,221 number | +25.2% |
| 1990 | 1,227 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,120 number | -8.7% |
| 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% |
| 2007 | 1,211 number | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1,347 number | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 1,257 number | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 1,367 number | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 1,338 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,288 number | -3.7% |
| 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% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,070 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 7% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,070 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524 number, 7% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,098 number | 975 number | 1,221 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,135 number | 1,059 number | 1,227 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1,164 number | 1,059 number | 1,347 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,210 number | 1,070 number | 1,367 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 primary education, female in Barbados?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Barbados was 1,070 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,367 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 975 number in 1985.
- How does Barbados rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.