Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 13.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 13.3% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 17.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2020.
That places GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +35.9% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.8% | 15.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.6% | 17.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.0% | 13.4% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
All data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 13.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2020.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release