Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Monaco
Monaco: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 7.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Monaco, 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
In 2023, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Monaco stood at 7.7%.
The figure is up 61.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Monaco peaked at 8.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2022.
Monaco ranks 181st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Monaco, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5.1% | — |
| 1989 | 5.5% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -29.0% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +61.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.0% | 8.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
More education data for Monaco
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,760 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 157 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,304 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.7107 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 978 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2588 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 195 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Monaco?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Monaco was 7.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2022.
- How does Monaco rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Monaco ranks 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Monaco 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release