Barbados vs Mexico: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Barbados
14.2%
in 2025
Mexico
14.2%
in 2022
Barbados rank
72nd
Mexico rank
69th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Barbados
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 14.2% against 14.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mexico ahead.
Barbados ranks 72nd and Mexico ranks 69th of 197 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 14.4% | 3.8% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 20.5% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 17.9% | 2.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 15.4% | 0.9% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Barbados or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 14.2% against 14.2% in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Barbados and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mexico?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Mexico rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Barbados ranks 72nd and Mexico ranks 69th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release