Barbados vs Lesotho: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
20.8%
in 2016
Lesotho
20.7%
in 2018
Barbados rank
28th
Lesotho rank
29th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Lesotho
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 20.8% against 20.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.
Barbados ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 29th of 122 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 33.5% | 23.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 24.5% | 5.7% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Lesotho?
- Barbados, at 20.8% against 20.7% in Lesotho as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2008.
- How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 29th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.