Iran 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.
  • Iran education spending for 2022 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2021.
  • Iran education spending for 2021 was 0.00%, a 22.67% decline from 2020.
  • Iran education spending for 2020 was 22.67%, a 1.42% increase from 2019.
  • Iran education spending for 2019 was 21.24%, a 0.1% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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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%
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%
Libya 0.00%
Suriname 0.00%
Samoa 0.00%
Belarus 0.00%
Iran Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 0.00% 0.00%
2021 0.00% -22.67%
2020 22.67% 1.42%
2019 21.24% 0.10%
2018 21.15% 0.84%
2017 20.31% 0.86%
2016 19.45% 0.88%
2015 18.57% -1.10%
2014 19.66% -2.01%
2013 21.67% 4.28%
2012 17.40% -2.76%
2011 20.15% 0.89%
2010 19.26% 0.69%
2009 18.56% -3.82%
2008 22.38% 2.35%
2007 20.03% 0.57%
2006 19.46% -2.44%
2005 21.90% 0.38%
2004 21.52% -0.61%
2003 22.14% -4.37%
2002 26.51% 2.08%
2001 24.42% 3.79%
2000 20.63% 0.52%
1999 20.11% 20.11%
1998 0.00% 0.00%
1997 0.00% -13.57%
1996 13.57% -0.98%
1995 14.55% 14.55%
1994 0.00% -23.72%
1993 23.72% 3.08%
1992 20.63% 2.29%
1991 18.35% 18.35%
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%