Initial household funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Barbados

Barbados: Initial household funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 1,241 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1,241
World rank
7th
of 58 countries
All-time high
1,241
in 2016
All-time low
353.86
in 2001
Years of data
8
2000–2016

Initial household funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Barbados, 2000–2016

4006008001.0k1.2k2000200820162000: 448.12001: 353.92002: 905.42003: 914.62004: 1.0k2005: 605.92007: 810.72016: 1.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2016, initial household funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Barbados stood at 1,241. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Barbados peaked at 1,241 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 353.86, in 2001.

Barbados ranks 7th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Initial household funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Initial household funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Barbados, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 448.11 —
2001 353.86 -21.0%
2002 905.37 +155.9%
2003 914.62 +1.0%
2004 1,026 +12.1%
2005 605.95 -40.9%
2007 810.74 +33.8%
2016 1,241 +53.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 1,241 is above the median for high income countries, which is 749.22, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 1,241 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 784.8, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 723.48 353.86 1,026 7
2010s 1,241 1,241 1,241 1

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 4 Japan 1,849 compare
  2. 5 Cyprus 1,590 compare
  3. 6 Dominican Republic 1,524 compare
  4. 8 Slovenia 1,044 compare
  5. 9 Portugal 1,032 compare
  6. 10 Israel 1,026 compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Barbados?
Initial household funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Barbados was 1,241 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial household funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1,241 in 2016.
What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 353.86 in 2001.
How does Barbados rank for initial household funding per primary student, constant ppp$?
Barbados ranks 7th out of 58 countries with data for 2016.
Is initial household funding per primary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per primary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial household funding per primary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 592 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total payments of households (pupils, students and their families) for educational institutions (such as for tuition fees, exam and registration fees, contribution to Parent-Teacher associations or other school funds, and fees for canteen, boarding and transport) and purchases outside of educational institutions (such as for uniforms, textbooks, teaching materials, or private classes). 'Initial funding' means that government transfers to households, such as scholarships and other financial aid for education, are subtracted from what is spent by households. Note that in some countries for some education levels, the value of this indicator may be 0, since on average households may be receiving as much, or more, in financial aid from the government than what they are spending on education. Calculation: Total payments of households (pupils, students and their families) for educational institutions (such as for tuition fees, exam and registration fees, contribution to Parent-Teacher associations or other school funds, and fees for canteen, boarding and transport), plus purchases outside of educational institutions (such as for uniforms, textbooks, teaching materials, or private classes), minus government education transfers to households (such as scholarships or other education-specific financial aid). Limitations: Indicators for household expenditure on education should be interpreted with caution since data comes from household surveys which may not all follow the same definitions and concepts. These types of surveys are also not carried out in all countries with regularity, and for some categories (such as pupils in pre-primary education), the sample sizes may be low. In some cases where data on government transfers to households (scholarships and other financial aid) was not available, they could not be subtracted from amounts paid by households. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/