Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: World
SDG: World: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 12.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: World, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 12.7% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: World peaked at 14.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2022.
SDG: World ranks 24th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.5% | 14.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.2% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 21 Vanuatu 19.3% compare
- 22 Tajikistan 19.3% compare
- 23 Eswatini 19.2% compare
- 24 Peru 19.2% compare
- 25 Syrian Arab Republic 19.2% compare
- 26 South Africa 19.1% compare
- 27 Belize 18.9% compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: World?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: World was 12.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2022.
- How does SDG: World rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: World ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: World 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