Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 12.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 12.6% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 15.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2021.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 27th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.7% | 15.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.3% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 14.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- 24 Peru 19.2% compare
- 25 Syrian Arab Republic 19.2% compare
- 26 South Africa 19.1% compare
- 27 Belize 18.9% compare
- 28 Iran, Islamic Republic of 18.8% compare
- 29 Micronesia, Federated States of 18.6% compare
- 30 Chile 18.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 12.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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