Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Barbados in 2024 — 3.56%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 40. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 2.59 pp.
1971–2024 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.56 | −0.22 pp |
| 2023 | 3.78 | −0.36 pp |
| 2022 | 4.14 | −0.36 pp |
| 2021 | 4.5 | +0.63 pp |
| 2020 | 3.87 | +0.14 pp |
| 2019 | 3.72 | −1.68 pp |
| 2018 | 5.4 | +1.45 pp |
| 2017 | 3.96 | −0.24 pp |
| 2016 | 4.2 | −0.96 pp |
| 2015 | 5.16 | −0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 5.36 | +0.86 pp |
| 2013 | 4.5 | −0.09 pp |
| 2012 | 4.59 | — |
| 2010 | 6.05 | +0.94 pp |
| 2009 | 5.11 | +0.19 pp |
| 2008 | 4.92 | −0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 5.22 | — |
| 2005 | 5.67 | −0.35 pp |
| 2004 | 6.02 | −0.22 pp |
| 2003 | 6.25 | +0.37 pp |
| 2002 | 5.88 | −0.17 pp |
| 2001 | 6.06 | +1.34 pp |
| 2000 | 4.72 | +0.37 pp |
| 1999 | 4.34 | — |
| 1991 | 6.64 | — |
| 1977 | 6.52 | +0.57 pp |
| 1976 | 5.94 | — |
| 1974 | 7.52 | +0.8 pp |
| 1973 | 6.72 | −0.07 pp |
| 1972 | 6.79 | +0.64 pp |
| 1971 | 6.15 | — |
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Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What part of government spending a country devotes to education.
Education Literacy rateThe share of adults able to read and write simple statements about everyday life.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.
