Trained teachers in primary education, female in Barbados
Barbados: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 78.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Barbados, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in primary education, female in Barbados stood at 78.3%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Barbados peaked at 82.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2011.
That places Barbados 98th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72.0% | — |
| 2007 | 69.8% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 78.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 78.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.3%, 86% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trained teachers in primary education, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +31.6% | 56.8% | 74.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 58.3% | 72.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 56.8% | 82.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 77.5% | 78.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 95 Saint Lucia 81.3% compare
- 96 Monaco 79.6% compare
- 97 Eritrea 78.7% compare
- 99 Bangladesh 77.9% compare
- 100 Lao People's Democratic Republic 77.1% compare
- 101 Benin 76.9% compare
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 primary education, female in Barbados?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Barbados was 78.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Barbados ranks 98th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.