Education Spending 2005-2025

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 2021 was 11.05%, a 0.21% increase from 2020.
  • education spending for 2020 was 10.84%, a 1.07% decline from 2019.
  • education spending for 2019 was 11.92%, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • education spending for 2018 was 11.92%, a 0.06% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2021 11.05% 0.21%
2020 10.84% -1.07%
2019 11.92% 0.00%
2018 11.92% -0.06%
2017 11.98% -0.02%
2016 12.00% 0.18%
2015 11.82% 0.28%
2014 11.54% -0.11%
2013 11.65% -0.09%
2012 11.74% -0.51%
2011 12.25% -0.34%
2010 12.58% 0.56%
2009 12.02% -0.32%
2008 12.34% 0.21%
2007 12.14% -0.15%
2006 12.29% -0.15%
2005 12.44% -0.15%