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.
  • education spending for 2022 was 8.59%, a 5.13% decline from 2021.
  • education spending for 2021 was 13.72%, a 2.01% increase from 2020.
  • education spending for 2020 was 11.72%, a 2.25% decline from 2019.
  • education spending for 2019 was 13.97%, a 0.21% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 8.59% -5.13%
2021 13.72% 2.01%
2020 11.72% -2.25%
2019 13.97% -0.21%
2018 14.18% 0.03%
2017 14.14% -0.64%
2016 14.79% 0.41%
2015 14.38% -0.78%
2014 15.16% 0.36%
2013 14.80% 0.88%
2012 13.91% -4.67%
2011 18.58% 2.48%
2010 16.10% -1.45%
2009 17.55% -1.57%
2008 19.12% 1.95%
2007 17.17% 17.17%
2006 0.00% -14.27%
2005 14.27% 2.54%
2004 11.73% -1.90%
2003 13.64% -2.69%
2002 16.32% 0.25%
2001 16.08% 1.81%
2000 14.26% 3.03%
1999 11.23% 2.30%
1998 8.93% -4.79%
1997 13.72% -0.69%
1996 14.41% -0.72%
1995 15.13% -1.57%
1994 16.70% 3.90%
1993 12.80% 0.05%
1992 12.75% -3.60%
1991 16.35% 2.50%
1990 13.85% 0.95%
1989 12.91% 12.91%
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%