Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 11.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: High Income (july 2025), 2000–2022
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: High Income (july 2025) is 11.9%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 12.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2021.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 11.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2021.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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