Government expenditure on education, % of GDP. Data by Countries from 1970 to 2023
List
Visualization
|
Definition
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) is calculated by dividing total government expenditure for all levels of education by the GDP, and multiplying by 100. Aggregate data are based on World Bank estimates. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. GDP data come from the World Bank. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Average: 4.34 % of GDP
Countries: 205
Primary data
In absolute terms
In local currency
Per month
Sum in constant 2015 dollars
Per person
Ratio to Military expenditure
Flag
% of GDP
-flag-topicru_s.webp "Flag Sint Maarten")
-flag-topicru_s.webp "Flag British Virgin Islands")
Map
Racechart
Last available year | All world | Average
Last year | All world | By country | Count | Average
Last year | All world | By country | Count | Average
Last year | All world | By country | Count | Average
Last available year | All world | By country | Count
Definition and methodology
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) is calculated by dividing total government expenditure for all levels of education by the GDP, and multiplying by 100. Aggregate data are based on World Bank estimates. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. GDP data come from the World Bank. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
