Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 12.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 12.3% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 16.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2023.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.9% | — |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 14.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 18.1% compare
- 32 Benin 18.0% compare
- 33 Madagascar 18.0% compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 17.9% compare
- 35 Jamaica 17.9% compare
- 36 Mali 17.8% compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 17.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Eastern Asia was 12.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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