Aruba vs Barbados: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Aruba
3.6%
in 2021
Barbados
3.6%
in 2024
Aruba rank
122nd
Barbados rank
124th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Aruba
- Barbados
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 3.6% against 3.6% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 122nd and Barbados ranks 124th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 0.1% | Aruba |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 5.4% | 0.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 0.8% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 4.5% | 0.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Aruba or Barbados?
- Aruba, at 3.6% against 3.6% in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Aruba and Barbados?
- 0.0%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Aruba ranks 122nd and Barbados ranks 124th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.