Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (Teachers male) in Barbados

Barbados: Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (Teachers male) was 16 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 178 countries
All-time high
26 number
in 1978
All-time low
9 number
in 2008
Years of data
19
1978–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Barbados, 1978–2019

101520251978199820191978: 26 number1999: 23 number2000: 22 number2001: 18 number2002: 20 number2003: 15 number2004: 17 number2005: 17 number2007: 10 number2008: 9 number2009: 12 number2010: 11 number2011: 14 number2014: 20 number2015: 25 number2016: 16 number2017: 14 number2018: 16 number2019: 16 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, male in Barbados is 16 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Barbados peaked at 26 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 9 number, in 2008.

Barbados ranks 129th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (Teachers male) in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in Barbados, 1978 to 2019.
Year number Change
1978 26 number —
1999 23 number -11.5%
2000 22 number -4.3%
2001 18 number -18.2%
2002 20 number +11.1%
2003 15 number -25.0%
2004 17 number +13.3%
2005 17 number +0.0%
2007 10 number -41.2%
2008 9 number -10.0%
2009 12 number +33.3%
2010 11 number -8.3%
2011 14 number +27.3%
2014 20 number +42.9%
2015 25 number +25.0%
2016 16 number -36.0%
2017 14 number -12.5%
2018 16 number +14.3%
2019 16 number +0.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 16 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 70 number, 23% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 16 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 203 number, 8% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 26 number 26 number 26 number 1
1990s 23 number 23 number 23 number 1
2000s 15.56 number 9 number 22 number 9
2010s 16.5 number 11 number 25 number 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 126 Kuwait 18 number compare
  2. 127 Sri Lanka 17 number compare
  3. 127 Trinidad and Tobago 17 number compare
  4. 130 Armenia 15 number compare
  5. 130 North Macedonia 15 number compare
  6. 132 Mauritius 14 number compare
  7. 132 Samoa 14 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in Barbados?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Barbados was 16 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 26 number in 1978.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 9 number in 2008.
How does Barbados rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Barbados ranks 129th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/