Current education expenditure, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Current education expenditure, total was 94.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Current education expenditure, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2009–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in public institutions.
Analysis
In 2014, current education expenditure, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 94.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Current education expenditure, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 84.5% | — |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 87.0% | 94.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 1 Aruba 100.0% compare
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0%
- 6 Turkmenistan 99.8%
- 7 Lebanon 99.8%
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Current education expenditure, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 94.3% in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2009.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for current education expenditure, total?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 19 groups with data for 2014.
- Is current education expenditure, total rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).