Barbados vs Finland: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation
Barbados
52.3%
in 2023
Finland
55.2%
in 2022
Barbados rank
105th
Finland rank
103rd
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation over time
- Barbados
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 55.2% against 52.3% in Barbados, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 105th and Finland ranks 103rd of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.0% | 62.7% | 26.3% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 60.2% | 19.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 56.9% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 55.0% | 1.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation, Barbados or Finland?
- Finland, at 55.2% against 52.3% in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation between Barbados and Finland?
- 2.9%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Finland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Finland rank globally for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Barbados ranks 105th and Finland ranks 103rd of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.