Barbados vs Norway: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP
Barbados
1.2%
in 2024
Norway
1.3%
in 2022
Barbados rank
86th
Norway rank
83rd
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Norway ahead.
Barbados ranks 86th and Norway ranks 83rd of 162 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 2.9% | 1.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp, Barbados or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp between Barbados and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Norway?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Norway rank globally for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 86th and Norway ranks 83rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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