Barbados vs Gambia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Barbados
14.2%
in 2025
Gambia
14.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
72nd
Gambia rank
70th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Barbados
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 14.2% against 14.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 72nd and Gambia ranks 70th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 9.9% | 9.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.3% | 2.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 15.8% | 2.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education, Barbados or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 14.2% against 14.2% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Barbados and Gambia?
- 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Gambia rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Barbados ranks 72nd and Gambia ranks 70th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.