Government spending on education as a share of GDP in San Marino
San Marino: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 2.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in San Marino, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
San Marino recorded 2.9% for government spending on education as a share of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in San Marino peaked at 3.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2010.
San Marino ranks 153rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near San Marino
More education data for San Marino
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.9% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 245 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.16 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in San Marino?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in San Marino was 2.9% 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 San Marino?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in San Marino?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2010.
- How does San Marino rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- San Marino ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in San Marino?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this San Marino 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.