Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Anguilla
Anguilla: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 2.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Anguilla, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in Anguilla is 2.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.9% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Anguilla peaked at 4.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2022.
That places Anguilla 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Anguilla, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.2% | — |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +44.5% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Anguilla
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7707 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 278 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54 (2008)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 128 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9 (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Anguilla?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Anguilla was 2.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Anguilla?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Anguilla?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2022.
- How does Anguilla rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Anguilla ranks 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Anguilla?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Anguilla data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.