Barbados: Trained teachers in primary education
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| Barbados |
Trained teachers in primary education, percent of total |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 75.83 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2005 - 2022 |
| Average | 69.22 |
| Min - Max | 55.41 - 79.81 |
| Source | UNESCO |
The latest value from 2022 is 75.83 percent, an increase from 75.8 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 86.03 percent, based on data from 51 countries. Historically, the average for Barbados from 2005 to 2022 is 69.22 percent. The minimum value, 55.41 percent, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 79.81 percent was recorded in 2017.
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Trained teachers are those who have received the minimum professional training, before or on the job, necessary to teach in primary school.
Definition: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.
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| Female literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 100.00 | 2012 | percent |
| Male literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 100.00 | 2012 | percent |
| Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 100.00 | 2012 | percent |
| Student teacher ratio, primary school | 13.99 | 2018 | students per teacher |
| Primary school completion rate | 91.72 | 2022 | percent |
| School starting age, primary school | 5 | 2022 | years |
| Female to male ratio, primary school pupils | 0.97 | 2021 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, secondary school students | 1.03 | 2021 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education | 1.55 | 2011 | percent |
| Preprimary school enrollment | 75.13 | 2021 | percent |
| Primary school enrollment | 93.45 | 2023 | percent |
| Secondary school enrollment | 105.66 | 2023 | percent |
| Tertiary school enrollment | 65.04 | 2011 | percent |
| Trained teachers in primary education | 75.83 | 2022 | percent |