Vanuatu Education Spending 1994-2024

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.
  • Vanuatu education spending for 2020 was 5.01%, a 0.56% increase from 2019.
  • Vanuatu education spending for 2019 was 4.46%, a 7.75% decline from 2017.
  • Vanuatu education spending for 2017 was 12.21%, a 0.5% decline from 2015.
  • Vanuatu education spending for 2015 was 12.71%, a 9.48% decline from 2014.
Data Source: World Bank

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Bangladesh 10.39%
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Timor-Leste 6.96%
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Sri Lanka 5.47%
Vanuatu 5.01%
Vanuatu Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2020 5.01% 0.56%
2019 4.46% -7.75%
2017 12.21% -0.50%
2015 12.71% -9.48%
2014 22.19% 3.47%
2009 18.72% -2.68%
2008 21.41% -23.40%
2003 44.80% 8.39%
2002 36.41% -3.67%
2001 40.08% 12.55%
2000 27.52% 1.70%
1999 25.82% -1.58%
1998 27.40% 9.87%
1994 17.53% 9.87%