Current education expenditure, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Current education expenditure, total was 95.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current education expenditure, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2002–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in public institutions.
Analysis
In 2023, current education expenditure, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 95.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 97.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Current education expenditure, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 92.3% | — |
| 2006 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.1% | 90.6% | 93.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 92.0% | 97.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.4% | 96.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (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% compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Current education expenditure, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 95.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 2008.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for current education expenditure, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current education expenditure, total rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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).