Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 3.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 3.1% for government spending on education as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.0% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 3.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2015.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.3% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,087 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.58 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda was 3.1% in 2023, 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 Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2015.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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.