Samoa Education Spending 1999-2024
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.
- Samoa education spending for 2020 was 16.22%, a 0.62% increase from 2019.
- Samoa education spending for 2019 was 15.60%, a 0.75% increase from 2018.
- Samoa education spending for 2018 was 14.85%, a 1.64% increase from 2017.
- Samoa education spending for 2017 was 13.21%, a 1.19% decline from 2016.
| Samoa Education Spending - Historical Data |
| Year |
Education Spending (% of GDP) |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
16.22% |
0.62% |
| 2019 |
15.60% |
0.75% |
| 2018 |
14.85% |
1.64% |
| 2017 |
13.21% |
-1.19% |
| 2016 |
14.41% |
0.41% |
| 2015 |
14.00% |
-0.54% |
| 2014 |
14.54% |
-0.11% |
| 2013 |
14.65% |
-1.41% |
| 2008 |
16.06% |
3.27% |
| 2002 |
12.79% |
0.02% |
| 2001 |
12.77% |
2.31% |
| 2000 |
10.46% |
-2.96% |
| 1999 |
13.42% |
-2.96% |
