All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Barbados
Barbados: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 52.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Barbados, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Barbados stood at 52.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Barbados peaked at 90.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2016.
Barbados ranks 105th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.0% | — |
| 2000 | 90.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -41.7% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 68.6% | 90.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 44.3% | 83.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 52.3% | 53.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 102 Montserrat 55.5% compare
- 103 Finland 55.2% compare
- 104 Bangladesh 55.0% compare
- 106 Sri Lanka 50.7% compare
- 107 Gambia 50.4% compare
- 108 Timor-Leste 49.5% compare
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 public in Barbados?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Barbados was 52.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Barbados ranks 105th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release