Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Barbados
Barbados: Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Barbados, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Barbados is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Barbados peaked at 0.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 85th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -51.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +36.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +45.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -38.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 82 Republic of Moldova 0.0% compare
- 83 Pakistan 0.0% compare
- 84 Bulgaria 0.0% compare
- 85 Benin 0.0% compare
- 85 Belize 0.0% compare
- 85 Canada 0.0% compare
- 85 Switzerland 0.0% compare
- 85 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 85 Denmark 0.0% compare
- 85 Finland 0.0%
- 85 Ghana 0.0% compare
- 85 India 0.0% compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 85 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 85 Netherlands 0.0% compare
- 85 Nepal 0.0%
- 85 Portugal 0.0%
- 85 Russian Federation 0.0% compare
- 85 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 85 Slovenia 0.0%
- 85 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0% compare
- 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 85 Uruguay 0.0%
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 government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Barbados?
- Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Barbados was 0.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a?
- Barbados ranks 85th out of 106 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release