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.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.5% | — |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +33.8% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Montserrat
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 145 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 294 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3 (2019)
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.