Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Barbados
Barbados: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.0% for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Barbados peaked at 1.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
Barbados ranks 34th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +219.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +78.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -26.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 5 |
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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Barbados?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Barbados was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Barbados ranks 34th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release