Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Barbados
Barbados: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ was 68.33 millions in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Barbados, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 68.33 millions for government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Barbados peaked at 68.33 millions in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.66 millions, in 1999.
Barbados ranks 82nd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Barbados, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.66 millions | — |
| 2001 | 26.28 millions | +48.8% |
| 2002 | 25.55 millions | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 27.05 millions | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 68.33 millions | +152.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.66 millions | 17.66 millions | 17.66 millions | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.29 millions | 25.55 millions | 27.05 millions | 3 |
| 2010s | 68.33 millions | 68.33 millions | 68.33 millions | 1 |
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More education data for Barbados
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,592 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Barbados?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Barbados was 68.33 millions in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 68.33 millions in 2019.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.66 millions in 1999.
- How does Barbados rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$?
- Barbados ranks 82nd out of 115 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release