Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Barbados
Barbados: Trained teachers in preprimary education, male was 37.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Barbados, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Barbados stood at 37.5%.
That represents a change of up 42.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Barbados peaked at 50.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2007.
Barbados ranks 83rd of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.4% | — |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -66.0% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +233.3% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -27.3% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +105.3% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -31.4% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +42.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 37.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 38% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 37.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.1%, 42% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +233.3% | 10.0% | 33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 10.0% | 33.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 18.2% | 50.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 26.3% | 43.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Barbados?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Barbados was 37.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, male?
- Barbados ranks 83rd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.