Education expenditure in the budget in Barbados in 2025 — 14.19%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 60. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 14.19 pp.
1991–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.19 | +2.35 pp |
| 2024 | 11.84 | −0.63 pp |
| 2023 | 12.47 | −0.26 pp |
| 2022 | 12.73 | −2.11 pp |
| 2021 | 14.84 | −1.3 pp |
| 2020 | 16.14 | +2.28 pp |
| 2019 | 13.86 | −2.5 pp |
| 2018 | 16.36 | +3.48 pp |
| 2017 | 12.88 | −0.48 pp |
| 2016 | 13.36 | −4.45 pp |
| 2015 | 17.81 | +0.36 pp |
| 2014 | 17.45 | +2.61 pp |
| 2013 | 14.84 | −1.86 pp |
| 2012 | 16.7 | — |
| 2010 | 18.1 | +2 pp |
| 2009 | 16.1 | +0.39 pp |
| 2008 | 15.71 | −1.51 pp |
| 2007 | 17.22 | — |
| 2005 | 18.24 | −0.38 pp |
| 2004 | 18.62 | +0.03 pp |
| 2003 | 18.58 | −6.14 pp |
| 2002 | 24.72 | −2.16 pp |
| 2001 | 26.89 | +4.74 pp |
| 2000 | 22.15 | +0.98 pp |
| 1999 | 21.17 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
