Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 12.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
In 2024, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 12.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 13.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.5% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.1% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.7% | 12.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 12.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (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