East Asia & Pacific Education Spending 2002-2023

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.
  • East Asia & Pacific education spending for 2021 was 14.75%, a 0.34% increase from 2020.
  • East Asia & Pacific education spending for 2020 was 14.42%, a 0.49% increase from 2019.
  • East Asia & Pacific education spending for 2019 was 13.93%, a 2.16% decline from 2018.
  • East Asia & Pacific education spending for 2018 was 16.09%, a 1.39% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Latin America & Caribbean 16.11%
East Asia & Pacific 14.75%
Sub-Saharan Africa 14.32%
South Asia 10.56%
East Asia & Pacific Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2021 14.75% 0.34%
2020 14.42% 0.49%
2019 13.93% -2.16%
2018 16.09% 1.39%
2017 14.70% -0.42%
2016 15.12% -0.20%
2015 15.32% -0.84%
2014 16.16% -0.27%
2013 16.42% 0.12%
2012 16.30% 1.68%
2011 14.62% -0.34%
2010 14.96% 0.45%
2009 14.51% 0.32%
2008 14.19% -0.78%
2007 14.96% -1.47%
2004 16.44% -0.06%
2002 16.50% -0.06%