Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 13.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 recorded 13.6% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 18.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2025.
That places GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.8% | — |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.8% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.4% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.6% | 14.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- 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
- 21 Vanuatu 19.3% compare
More education data for GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8191 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.86 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 13.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) 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