Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Montserrat
Montserrat: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 7.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Montserrat, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Montserrat stood at 7.2%.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Montserrat peaked at 9.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2014.
That places Montserrat 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
More education data for Montserrat
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 107.2% (2023)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 44.7% (2019)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 32.2% (2019)
- Duration of compulsory education 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Montserrat?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Montserrat was 7.2% 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 Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2014.
- How does Montserrat rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Montserrat ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat 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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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.