Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Lower Middle Income 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 13.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 16.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2023.
That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 17th 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 24 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.0% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 14 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 15 Mozambique 20.4% compare
- 16 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 20.3% compare
- 18 Bolivia 20.2% compare
- 19 Kiribati 20.1% compare
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 13.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2023.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income 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