Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Barbados
Barbados: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 1.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Barbados, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Barbados is 1.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Barbados peaked at 1.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.
Barbados ranks 14th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +37.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +39.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Barbados?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Barbados was 1.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
- How does Barbados rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Barbados ranks 14th out of 122 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary 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