Government expenditure per student, secondary in Barbados
Barbados: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 28.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Barbados, 1999–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 28.0% for government expenditure per student, secondary in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 45.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, secondary in Barbados peaked at 28.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1999.
That places Barbados 16th out of 109 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.4% | — |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +45.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 19.8% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 19.3% | 28.0% | 3 |
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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 per student, secondary in Barbados?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in Barbados was 28.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1999.
- How does Barbados rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- Barbados ranks 16th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.