Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 13.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) is 13.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 17.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2020.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.7% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.9% | 15.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.3% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- 17 Burkina Faso 20.3% compare
- 18 Bolivia 20.2% compare
- 19 Kiribati 20.1% compare
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
- 21 Vanuatu 19.3% compare
- 22 Tajikistan 19.3% compare
- 23 Eswatini 19.2% compare
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 13.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2020.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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