Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 16.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 16.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 17.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2000.
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.1% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.4% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.0% | 17.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 1 Mauritania 31.9% compare
- 2 Kenya 28.5% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 27.6% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
- 5 Namibia 24.6% compare
- 6 Morocco 23.3% compare
- 7 Honduras 23.2% compare
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 16.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia 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