Cambodia Education Spending 1998-2023

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.
  • Cambodia education spending for 2021 was 15.74%, a 1.43% decline from 2020.
  • Cambodia education spending for 2020 was 17.17%, a 1.77% decline from 2019.
  • Cambodia education spending for 2019 was 18.94%, a 2.07% increase from 2018.
  • Cambodia education spending for 2018 was 16.86%, a 0.92% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Honduras 24.60%
Uzbekistan 21.01%
Mongolia 19.40%
Kiribati 19.27%
Kyrgyz Republic 18.84%
Ukraine 18.68%
El Salvador 18.13%
Republic of Congo 17.88%
Morocco 16.86%
Philippines 16.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 16.58%
Cambodia 15.74%
Bhutan 15.71%
Eswatini 15.34%
Cabo Verde 15.11%
Cameroon 14.89%
Vietnam 14.82%
Lesotho 13.66%
Sudan 12.48%
Georgia 11.52%
Zambia 11.51%
Lao PDR 10.76%
Mauritania 10.49%
Bolivia 10.41%
Pakistan 10.24%
Bangladesh 10.22%
Timor-Leste 7.47%
Angola 6.92%
Nigeria 5.14%
Cambodia Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2021 15.74% -1.43%
2020 17.17% -1.77%
2019 18.94% 2.07%
2018 16.86% 0.92%
2017 15.94% 0.83%
2016 15.12% -0.20%
2015 15.32% 1.66%
2014 13.66% -0.35%
2013 14.00% 6.80%
2012 7.20% -0.14%
2011 7.34% 0.00%
2010 7.34% -0.83%
2009 8.17% -2.94%
2007 11.10% -1.30%
2004 12.40% 2.27%
2002 10.14% -1.24%
2001 11.38% 0.30%
2000 11.08% 1.69%
1998 9.39% 1.69%