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World 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.
  • World education spending for 2022 was 0.00%, a 12.74% decline from 2021.
  • World education spending for 2021 was 12.74%, a 0.09% decline from 2020.
  • World education spending for 2020 was 12.82%, a 1.25% decline from 2019.
  • World education spending for 2019 was 14.07%, a 0.3% decline from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Sub-Saharan Africa 14.40%
Latin America & Caribbean 13.50%
North America 11.05%
South Asia 10.57%
OECD members 0.00%
European Union 0.00%
Euro Area 0.00%
East Asia & Pacific 0.00%
World 0.00%
World Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 0.00% -12.74%
2021 12.74% -0.09%
2020 12.82% -1.25%
2019 14.07% -0.30%
2018 14.38% 0.04%
2017 14.34% 0.04%
2016 14.30% -0.15%
2015 14.45% 0.72%
2014 13.73% -0.40%
2013 14.13% -0.26%
2012 14.39% 0.18%
2011 14.21% 0.65%
2010 13.56% -0.03%
2009 13.58% -0.51%
2008 14.10% 0.08%
2007 14.01% -0.08%
2006 14.09% 0.04%
2005 14.06% 0.16%
2004 13.90% -0.59%
2003 14.49% -0.10%
2002 14.59% 0.40%
2001 14.19% 0.73%
2000 13.45% 13.45%
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%