Trained teachers in primary education in Barbados
Barbados: Trained teachers in primary education was 75.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education in Barbados, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 75.9% for trained teachers in primary education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Barbados peaked at 79.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 2011.
Barbados ranks 109th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 73.2% | — |
| 2007 | 70.4% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.7% | 58.1% | 73.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 55.4% | 79.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 75.0% | 75.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education in Barbados?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Barbados was 75.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Barbados ranks 109th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 (% of total 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.