What is Barbados' education spending in 2024?

Barbados' education spending is 3.56% of GDP as of 2024.

Which country has the highest education spending?

Namibia has the highest education spending at 9.08% of GDP as of 2024.

Lebanon has the lowest education spending at 1.22% of GDP as of 2024.

The global average for education spending is 4.36% of GDP as of 2024.

Barbados has the 20th highest education spending among 27 countries with data in 2024.

What is Barbados' education spending in 2024?: Barbados' education spending is 3.56% of GDP as of 2024.
How does Barbados rank globally for education spending?: Barbados has the 20th highest education spending among 27 countries with data in 2024.
Which country has the highest education spending?: Namibia has the highest education spending at 9.08% of GDP as of 2024.
Which country has the lowest education spending?: Lebanon has the lowest education spending at 1.22% of GDP as of 2024.
What is the global average for education spending?: The global average for education spending is 4.36% of GDP as of 2024.

Year	Education Expenditure Percent GDP	Education Expenditure Percent Govt
2024	3.56	11.84
2023	3.78	12.47
2022	4.14	12.73
2021	4.5	14.84
2020	3.87	16.14
2019	3.72	13.86
2018	5.4	16.36
2017	3.96	12.88
2016	4.2	13.36
2015	5.16	17.81

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics · Updated May 2026