Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Monaco
Monaco: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Monaco, 1988–2023
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 Monaco is 1.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.9% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Monaco peaked at 1.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1988.
That places Monaco 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
- 185 Bermuda 1.9% compare
- 186 Central African Republic 1.8% compare
- 187 Sri Lanka 1.8% compare
- 189 Guinea 1.7% compare
- 190 Cayman Islands 1.6% compare
- 191 South Sudan 1.6% compare
More education data for Monaco
- Population ages 15-64 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 195 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.1 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Monaco?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Monaco was 1.7% 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 Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1988.
- How does Monaco rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Monaco ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Monaco 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.