Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 10.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 10.8% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 17.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2025.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +30.7% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +29.6% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.8% | 17.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.8% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 10.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2025.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: South 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