Latin America & Caribbean Education Spending 1999-2023

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.
  • Latin America & Caribbean education spending for 2021 was 16.11%, a 0.77% increase from 2020.
  • Latin America & Caribbean education spending for 2020 was 15.34%, a 0.71% increase from 2019.
  • Latin America & Caribbean education spending for 2019 was 14.63%, a 1.04% decline from 2018.
  • Latin America & Caribbean education spending for 2018 was 15.67%, a 1.9% decline 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%
Latin America & Caribbean Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2021 16.11% 0.77%
2020 15.34% 0.71%
2019 14.63% -1.04%
2018 15.67% -1.90%
2017 17.57% 1.39%
2016 16.19% -0.03%
2015 16.22% 1.15%
2014 15.07% -0.91%
2013 15.98% -0.74%
2012 16.71% 1.29%
2011 15.42% -1.35%
2010 16.78% 0.50%
2007 16.28% 1.51%
2003 14.77% -0.92%
2002 15.69% 0.11%
2001 15.58% 0.66%
2000 14.91% -0.27%
1999 15.18% -0.27%