Teachers in primary education, male in Barbados

Barbados: Teachers in primary education, male was 328 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
328 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
165th
of 196 countries
All-time high
446 number
in 1985
All-time low
320 number
in 2004
Years of data
22
1985–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Barbados, 1985–2019

01002003004001985200220191985: 446 number1989: 388 number1990: 375 number1992: 433 number1999: 336 number2000: 334 number2001: 324 number2002: 343 number2003: 321 number2004: 320 number2005: 329 number2007: 342 number2008: 351 number2009: 350 number2010: 375 number2011: 382 number2014: 377 number2015: 366 number2016: 356 number2017: 339 number2018: 327 number2019: 328 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Barbados stood at 328 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Barbados peaked at 446 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 320 number, in 2004.

Barbados ranks 165th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Barbados, 1985 to 2019.
Year number Change
1985 446 number
1989 388 number -13.0%
1990 375 number -3.4%
1992 433 number +15.5%
1999 336 number -22.4%
2000 334 number -0.6%
2001 324 number -3.0%
2002 343 number +5.9%
2003 321 number -6.4%
2004 320 number -0.3%
2005 329 number +2.8%
2007 342 number +4.0%
2008 351 number +2.6%
2009 350 number -0.3%
2010 375 number +7.1%
2011 382 number +1.9%
2014 377 number -1.3%
2015 366 number -2.9%
2016 356 number -2.7%
2017 339 number -4.8%
2018 327 number -3.5%
2019 328 number +0.3%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 328 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,866 number, 18% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 328 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154 number, 10% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 417 number 388 number 446 number 2
1990s 381.33 number 336 number 433 number 3
2000s 334.89 number 320 number 351 number 9
2010s 356.25 number 327 number 382 number 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 162 Uruguay 506 number compare
  2. 163 Guyana 467 number compare
  3. 164 Macao 436 number compare
  4. 166 Kyrgyzstan 296 number compare
  5. 167 Malta 281.92 number compare
  6. 168 Lithuania 272 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Barbados?
Teachers in primary education, male in Barbados was 328 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 446 number in 1985.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 320 number in 2004.
How does Barbados rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Barbados ranks 165th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private 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/