Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 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: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 13.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% 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: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 16.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2023.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.2% | — |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.2% | 14.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 9 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
- 11 Botswana 21.5% compare
- 12 Senegal 20.9% compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 15 Mozambique 20.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 13.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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