Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
In 2024, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central Asia stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2000.
SDG: Central Asia ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +35.7% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.6% | 17.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 16.1% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central Asia
- 1 Mauritania 31.9% compare
- 2 Kenya 28.5% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 27.6% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 336,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central Asia?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Central Asia was 22.0% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Central Asia ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in SDG: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central 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