Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 11.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: South-eastern Asia is 11.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 16.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2017.
SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 452,585 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 11.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2017.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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