Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Barbados

Barbados: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 6.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
6.4%
Change on year
up 110.0%
World rank
25th
of 200 countries
All-time high
6.8%
in 1992
All-time low
3.0%
in 2020
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Barbados, 1970–2021

0246197019952021

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Barbados is 6.4%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 110.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Barbados peaked at 6.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2020.

Barbados ranks 25th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) in Barbados, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1970 5.5%
1971 5.3% -3.1%
1972 5.7% +7.5%
1973 5.6% -1.8%
1974 5.8% +3.6%
1975 5.2% -10.0%
1976 5.2% -0.3%
1977 5.3% +1.9%
1978 6.0% +13.2%
1979 5.3% -11.9%
1980 5.4% +1.2%
1981 5.3% -0.9%
1982 5.1% -3.8%
1983 4.9% -3.9%
1984 5.2% +6.1%
1985 5.3% +1.9%
1986 5.9% +10.9%
1987 5.9% +0.0%
1988 5.9% +0.0%
1989 5.9% +0.0%
1990 6.4% +8.4%
1991 5.5% -13.7%
1992 6.8% +22.8%
1993 6.8% +0.0%
1994 6.8% +0.0%
1995 6.8% +0.0%
1996 6.8% +0.0%
1997 6.8% +0.0%
1998 4.9% -28.2%
1999 4.0% -17.8%
2000 4.3% +9.0%
2001 5.2% +20.5%
2002 5.4% +2.9%
2003 5.7% +6.1%
2004 5.6% -1.4%
2005 5.5% -1.6%
2006 5.4% -3.1%
2007 5.2% -3.2%
2008 5.0% -3.6%
2009 5.6% +11.6%
2010 5.8% +3.2%
2011 5.6% -3.4%
2012 5.4% -3.5%
2013 5.8% +7.3%
2014 6.2% +6.8%
2015 5.5% -11.8%
2016 4.7% -13.3%
2017 4.4% -7.6%
2018 3.8% -13.0%
2019 3.2% -14.9%
2020 3.0% -6.2%
2021 6.4% +110.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.5% 5.2% 6.0% 10
1980s 5.5% 4.9% 5.9% 10
1990s 6.1% 4.0% 6.8% 10
2000s 5.3% 4.3% 5.7% 10
2010s 5.0% 3.2% 6.2% 10
2020s 4.7% 3.0% 6.4% 2

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 22 Oman 6.5% compare
  2. 23 South Africa 6.5% compare
  3. 24 Belize 6.4% compare
  4. 26 Honduras 6.3% compare
  5. 27 Lesotho 6.3% compare
  6. 28 Denmark 6.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Barbados?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Barbados was 6.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1992.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2020.
How does Barbados rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
Barbados ranks 25th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,841 data points, 1970–2021
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Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.