Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 16.4% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 17.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2000.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.3% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.1% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 1 Mauritania 31.9% compare
- 2 Kenya 28.5% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 27.6% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
- 5 Namibia 24.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 16.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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