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Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Barbados

Barbados: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre was 71.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
71.6%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
48th
of 71 countries
All-time high
72.6%
in 2017
All-time low
46.6%
in 2011
Years of data
11
2005–2019

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Barbados, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 63.3 %2007: 49.7 %2008: 48.5 %2009: 49.7 %2010: 52.4 %2011: 46.6 %2015: 57.8 %2016: 62.5 %2017: 72.6 %2018: 72.1 %2019: 71.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 71.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Barbados peaked at 72.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2011.

Barbados ranks 48th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.8% 48.5% 63.3% 4
2010s 62.2% 46.6% 72.6% 7

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 45 Cayman Islands 77.1% compare
  2. 46 Kuwait 75.4% compare
  3. 47 Ecuador 74.6%
  4. 49 Ethiopia 71.1%
  5. 50 Togo 68.8% compare
  6. 51 Cameroon 67.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Barbados?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Barbados was 71.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2011.
How does Barbados rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre?
Barbados ranks 48th out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,069 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the pre-primary level.