Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 22.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Barbados, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Barbados stood at 22.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Barbados peaked at 23.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1999.
Barbados ranks 21st of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.5% | — |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 14.0% | 21.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 20.0% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 19.4% | 23.1% | 4 |
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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Barbados?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Barbados was 22.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1999.
- How does Barbados rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 21st out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release