Barbados education spending for 2025 was 14.19%, a 2.35% increase from 2024.
Barbados education spending for 2024 was 11.84%, a 0.63% decline from 2023.
Barbados education spending for 2023 was 12.47%, a 0.26% decline from 2022.
Barbados education spending for 2022 was 12.73%, a 2.11% decline from 2021.
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Barbados Education Spending | Historical Data | 1991 - 2025.