Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 13.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 16.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2022.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 15th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.4% | 14.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 12 Senegal 20.9% compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 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
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2022.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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