Barbados vs Paraguay: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Barbados
3.6%
in 2024
Paraguay
3.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
124th
Paraguay rank
125th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Barbados
- Paraguay
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 124th and Paraguay ranks 125th of 199 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 2.3% | 3.9% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.4% | 2.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Barbados |
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 Paraguay?
- Barbados, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Barbados and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Paraguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Paraguay rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Barbados ranks 124th and Paraguay ranks 125th 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.