Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Barbados
Barbados: Trained teachers in secondary education, male was 51.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Barbados, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in secondary education, male in Barbados stood at 51.5%.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, male in Barbados peaked at 78.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2017.
Barbados ranks 89th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.1% | — |
| 2000 | 64.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 71.2% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 57.0% | 78.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 47.0% | 50.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 48.2% | 51.5% | 5 |
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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 secondary education, male in Barbados?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Barbados was 51.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for trained teachers in secondary education, male?
- Barbados ranks 89th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.