Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 15.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
In 2023, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 15.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 16.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2016.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 13.9% | 16.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 15.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2016.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Low 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