Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Barbados, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.1% for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Barbados peaked at 2.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1971.
Barbados ranks 43rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8% | — |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | +24.0% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +23.8% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +36.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +28.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -29.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 5 |
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 government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Barbados?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Barbados was 1.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1971.
- How does Barbados rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 43rd out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 Government expenditure on 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