Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados
Barbados: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 100.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 2008.
Barbados ranks 1st of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 85.1% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 93.6% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +54.8% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.1% | 85.1% | 85.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 64.5% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 93.4% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Gabon 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Malawi 100.0% compare
- 1 Malaysia 100.0% compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
- 1 South Africa 100.0% compare
More education data for Barbados
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Barbados was 100.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Barbados ranks 1st out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release