All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados
Barbados: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 80.5% 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
In 2023, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados stood at 80.5%.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados peaked at 96.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2003.
That places Barbados 38th out of 119 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 88.1% | — |
| 2000 | 96.9% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 94.6% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | -34.3% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 64.1% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.1% | 88.1% | 88.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 61.2% | 96.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 81.2% | 96.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 80.5% | 86.4% | 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 80.5% 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 96.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2003.
- How does Barbados rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Barbados ranks 38th out of 119 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 down 16.5%. 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 secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release