All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados
Barbados: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 79.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 79.7% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados peaked at 81.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2002.
Barbados ranks 53rd of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.9% | — |
| 2000 | 80.7% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.9% | 75.9% | 75.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 62.6% | 80.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 76.0% | 79.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 79.4% | 81.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,244 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 279 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,255 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,277 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 18,457 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,314 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados was 79.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2002.
- How does Barbados rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Barbados ranks 53rd out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release