Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 16.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.2%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
3rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
18.0%
in 2014
All-time low
12.9%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2024
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries recorded 16.2% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 18.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2000.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 12.9% | 17.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.3% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.5% | 16.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 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
- 6 Morocco 23.3% compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 16.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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