Barbados vs El Salvador: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP
Barbados
7.8%
in 2023
El Salvador
7.2%
in 2023
Barbados rank
4th
El Salvador rank
5th
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP over time
- Barbados
- El Salvador
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 7.8% against 7.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was El Salvador ahead.
Barbados ranks 4th and El Salvador ranks 5th of 61 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 0.8% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 5.0% | 6.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp, Barbados or El Salvador?
- Barbados, at 7.8% against 7.2% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp between Barbados and El Salvador?
- 0.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 4th and El Salvador ranks 5th of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of 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
February 2026 Data Release