Initial household funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Barbados
Barbados: Initial household funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ was 1,156 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial household funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Barbados is 1,156, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.8% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Barbados peaked at 1,893 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 733.33, in 2016.
Barbados ranks 16th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Initial household funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 770.38 | — |
| 2001 | 818.38 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1,837 | +124.5% |
| 2003 | 1,853 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,893 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1,774 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 1,700 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1,736 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,774 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 773.09 | -56.4% |
| 2016 | 733.33 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 823.09 | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 1,353 | +64.3% |
| 2020 | 1,775 | +31.2% |
| 2021 | 1,170 | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 1,441 | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 1,156 | -19.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,156 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,156, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,156 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,006, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Initial household funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +124.5% | 818.38 | 1,837 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,573 | 770.38 | 1,893 | 9 |
| 2010s | 920.54 | 733.33 | 1,353 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,386 | 1,156 | 1,775 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More education data for Barbados
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 82.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.4 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial household funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Barbados?
- Initial household funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Barbados was 1,156 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,893 in 2004.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 733.33 in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for initial household funding per secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Barbados ranks 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial household funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release