Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Barbados
Barbados: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 383 number in 2007. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Barbados, 1981–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 383 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2007. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Barbados peaked at 383 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 90 number, in 1981.
Barbados ranks 126th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 90 number | — |
| 1984 | 122 number | +35.6% |
| 1999 | 260 number | +113.1% |
| 2000 | 308 number | +18.5% |
| 2001 | 301 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 383 number | +27.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 383 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,994 number, 6% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 383 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 862 number, 44% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 106 number | 90 number | 122 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 260 number | 260 number | 260 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 330.67 number | 301 number | 383 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, female in Barbados?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Barbados was 383 number in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 383 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 number in 1981.
- How does Barbados rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Barbados ranks 126th out of 159 countries with data for 2007.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.