Dominican Republic Education Spending 1960-2024

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.
  • Dominican Republic education spending for 2022 was 22.44%, a 2.85% increase from 2021.
  • Dominican Republic education spending for 2021 was 19.59%, a 1.04% decline from 2020.
  • Dominican Republic education spending for 2020 was 20.63%, a 0.63% increase from 2019.
  • Dominican Republic education spending for 2019 was 20.01%, a 0.52% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Namibia 24.71%
Dominican Republic 22.44%
Malaysia 20.15%
South Africa 19.75%
Guatemala 19.40%
Belize 17.83%
St. Lucia 16.90%
Peru 16.51%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 15.23%
Thailand 14.64%
Gabon 13.80%
Algeria 13.10%
Azerbaijan 13.00%
Marshall Islands 11.15%
Paraguay 10.94%
Maldives 10.18%
Ecuador 10.00%
Grenada 9.87%
Tonga 9.77%
Jordan 9.54%
Nauru 6.98%
Dominica 6.41%
Libya 0.00%
Suriname 0.00%
Samoa 0.00%
Belarus 0.00%
Lebanon 0.00%
Mauritius 0.00%
Serbia 0.00%
Venezuela 0.00%
Bosnia 0.00%
Cuba 0.00%
Equatorial Guinea 0.00%
Kazakhstan 0.00%
Montenegro 0.00%
Russia 0.00%
Bulgaria 0.00%
Costa Rica 0.00%
North Macedonia 0.00%
Romania 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
Colombia 0.00%
Jamaica 0.00%
Turkey 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
China 0.00%
Fiji 0.00%
Iraq 0.00%
Mexico 0.00%
Armenia 0.00%
Botswana 0.00%
Iran 0.00%
Turkmenistan 0.00%
Albania 0.00%
Brazil 0.00%
Guyana 0.00%
Dominican Republic Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 22.44% 2.85%
2021 19.59% -1.04%
2020 20.63% 0.63%
2019 20.01% 0.52%
2018 19.48% -0.67%
2017 20.16% 0.60%
2016 19.56% -2.75%
2015 22.31% 0.77%
2014 21.54% -0.16%
2013 21.71% 21.71%
2012 0.00% 0.00%
2011 0.00% 0.00%
2010 0.00% 0.00%
2009 0.00% 0.00%
2008 0.00% -12.58%
2007 12.58% 12.58%
2006 0.00% 0.00%
2005 0.00% 0.00%
2004 0.00% -9.70%
2003 9.70% -2.38%
2002 12.08% -0.43%
2001 12.51% -0.48%
2000 12.99% 12.99%
1999 0.00% 0.00%
1998 0.00% 0.00%
1997 0.00% 0.00%
1996 0.00% 0.00%
1995 0.00% 0.00%
1994 0.00% 0.00%
1993 0.00% 0.00%
1992 0.00% 0.00%
1991 0.00% 0.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%