Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Montserrat
Montserrat: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Montserrat, 2010–2025
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 Montserrat is 5.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 25.4% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Montserrat peaked at 8.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2020.
That places Montserrat 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.6% | — |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +38.9% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -42.6% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +89.6% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | +34.6% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 4.2% | 8.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Montserrat
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 145 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 294 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Montserrat?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Montserrat was 5.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2020.
- How does Montserrat rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Montserrat ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montserrat 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