Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Barbados or Hong Kong, China?

Hong Kong, China, at 29.4% against 28.5% in Barbados as of 2018.

What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between Barbados and Hong Kong, China?

0.9%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Hong Kong, China?

17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Hong Kong, China: Expenditure on tertiary education

Barbados

28.5%

in 2017

Hong Kong, China

29.4%

in 2018

Barbados rank

26th

Hong Kong, China rank

24th

Expenditure on tertiary education over time

Barbados
Hong Kong, China

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 29.4% against 28.5% in Barbados, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Barbados ranks 26th and Hong Kong, China ranks 24th of 160 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Hong Kong, China	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15.8%	23.0%	7.3%	Hong Kong, China
2000s	30.6%	33.2%	2.5%	Hong Kong, China
2010s	33.1%	31.3%	1.8%	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Barbados or Hong Kong, China?: Hong Kong, China, at 29.4% against 28.5% in Barbados as of 2018.
What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between Barbados and Hong Kong, China?: 0.9%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Hong Kong, China?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Hong Kong, China rank globally for expenditure on tertiary education?: Barbados ranks 26th and Hong Kong, China ranks 24th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit: % of government expenditure on education
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 3,723 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.