Barbados vs Ecuador: Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total
Barbados
9.0%
in 2022
Ecuador
9.1%
in 2024
Barbados rank
8th
Ecuador rank
7th
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total over time
- Barbados
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 9.1% against 9.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Ecuador ahead.
Barbados ranks 8th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 44 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 3.2% | 1.9% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 8.3% | 3.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.4% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total, Barbados or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 9.1% against 9.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total between Barbados and Ecuador?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ecuador?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Ecuador rank globally for expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total?
- Barbados ranks 8th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%). 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