Brazil Education Spending 1998-2024

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
  • Brazil education spending for 2019 was 15.96%, a 0.19% decline from 2018.
  • Brazil education spending for 2018 was 16.15%, a 0.36% decline from 2017.
  • Brazil education spending for 2017 was 16.50%, a 0.58% increase from 2016.
  • Brazil education spending for 2016 was 15.93%, a 0.29% decline from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Namibia 26.39%
Marshall Islands 24.81%
Costa Rica 24.55%
Guatemala 23.76%
Turkmenistan 23.01%
Dominican Republic 22.34%
Belize 22.20%
Iran 21.25%
South Africa 19.60%
Mauritius 18.68%
Peru 17.76%
Malaysia 17.69%
Jamaica 17.31%
Thailand 17.01%
Fiji 16.83%
Brazil 15.96%
Samoa 15.60%
Botswana 15.35%
Suriname 15.28%
Algeria 14.46%
Cuba 14.23%
Gabon 14.16%
Kazakhstan 14.11%
St. Lucia 14.08%
Colombia 13.72%
Albania 13.43%
Belarus 13.33%
Turkey 12.47%
Maldives 12.06%
Paraguay 11.95%
Tonga 11.93%
Bulgaria 11.71%
Ecuador 11.61%
China 11.23%
Romania 10.60%
Armenia 10.01%
Jordan 9.86%
Russia 9.29%
Serbia 8.60%
Dominica 8.30%
Azerbaijan 8.29%
Lebanon 8.14%
Nauru 4.33%
Brazil Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2019 15.96% -0.19%
2018 16.15% -0.36%
2017 16.50% 0.58%
2016 15.93% -0.29%
2015 16.22% 0.77%
2014 15.44% -0.15%
2013 15.59% -0.14%
2012 15.73% 0.46%
2011 15.27% 1.11%
2010 14.16% -0.57%
2009 14.73% 0.64%
2008 14.08% 0.86%
2007 13.22% 0.80%
2006 12.43% 1.16%
2005 11.26% 0.85%
2004 10.41% 0.78%
2002 9.64% -0.97%
2001 10.61% -0.84%
2000 11.45% 1.85%
1999 9.60% -2.03%
1998 11.63% -2.03%