Barbados vs Macao: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Barbados
3.6%
in 2024
Macao
3.5%
in 2023
Barbados rank
124th
Macao rank
127th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Barbados
- Macao
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Macao, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 124th and Macao ranks 127th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Macao in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.5% | 3.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.7% | 2.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 5.3% | 1.2% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Barbados or Macao?
- Barbados, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Barbados and Macao?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Macao?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Macao rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Barbados ranks 124th and Macao ranks 127th 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.