Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 12.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 12.4% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2025.
That represents a change of down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 18.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2020.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th of 43 groups on this measure, 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.6% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.1% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.1% | 12.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 26 South Africa 19.1% compare
- 27 Belize 18.9% compare
- 28 Iran 18.8% compare
- 29 Micronesia (country) 18.6% compare
- 30 Chile 18.4% compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 18.1% compare
- 32 Benin 18.0% compare
More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 12.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2020.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Upper 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