Barbados's trained teachers in upper secondary education (% of total teachers) was 53.61% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.69 percentage points from 51.92% in 2019.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 53.61% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 51.92% | 2019 |
| Highest | 55.03% | 2016 |
| Lowest | 47.26% | 2017 |
| Average since 2015 | 51.47% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 52.39% | 2015 |
Over five years it is up 1.69 percentage points from 51.92% in 2019. Since 2015 it is up 1.22 percentage points from 52.39% in 2015.
What the numbers say
In 2024, Barbados' trained teachers in upper secondary education (% of total teachers) rose 2.26 percentage points on 2023 (from 51.36% to 53.61%).
Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2023), the average change was −0.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.39 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.02 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.76 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Barbados had the 16th highest value of the 17 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Barbados in the 2024 ranking
- Bahamas, The — 12th of 17: 82.48%
- Belize — 13th of 17: 64.38%
- Bangladesh — 14th of 17: 55.23%
- Niger — 16th of 17: 51.27%
- Kiribati — 17th of 17: 37.83%
What this measures
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.
Limitations: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 10 values
| Year | Trained teachers in upper secondary education (% of total teachers) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 53.61 |
| 2023 | 51.36 |
| 2022 | 50.73 |
| 2021 | 51.32 |
| 2020 | 52.2 |
| 2019 | 51.92 |
| 2018 | 48.9 |
| 2017 | 47.26 |
| 2016 | 55.03 |
| 2015 | 52.39 |
Trained teachers in upper secondary education (% of total teachers) in nearby economies
- Bahamas, The — 82.48% (2024)
- Belize — 64.38% (2024)
- Cayman Islands — 100% (2024)
- Colombia — 98.38% (2022)
- Costa Rica — 96.58% (2020)
- Cuba — 100% (2023)
- Dominica — 48.75% (2016)
- Dominican Republic — 100% (2021)
- El Salvador
More education data for Barbados
- Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 16,314 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 83.94% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 83.04% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 84.8% (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 18,457 (2024)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 104.37% (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Barbados's trained teachers in upper secondary education (% of total teachers)?
- 53.61% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2015?
- It is up 1.22 percentage points from 52.39% in 2015. The highest value was 55.03% in 2016 and the lowest 47.26% in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank?
- 16th highest of 17 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in trained teachers in upper secondary education (% of total teachers) unusual for Barbados?
- In 2024, Barbados' trained teachers in upper secondary education (% of total teachers) rose 2.26 percentage points on 2023 (from 51.36% to 53.61%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2023), the average change was −0.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.39 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCAQ.UP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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