Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados
Barbados: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 786 number in 2007. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Barbados, 1972–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 786 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2007. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Barbados peaked at 786 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 111 number, in 1972.
Barbados ranks 145th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 111 number | — |
| 1981 | 317 number | +185.6% |
| 1984 | 446 number | +40.7% |
| 1985 | 544 number | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 627 number | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 663 number | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 592 number | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 786 number | +32.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 786 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,609 number, 6% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 786 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,990 number, 39% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111 number | 111 number | 111 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 435.67 number | 317 number | 544 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 627 number | 627 number | 627 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 680.33 number | 592 number | 786 number | 3 |
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Barbados?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Barbados was 786 number in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 786 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 111 number in 1972.
- How does Barbados rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Barbados ranks 145th out of 176 countries with data for 2007.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.