Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Monaco
Monaco: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Monaco, 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Monaco recorded 1.7% for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 47.9% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Monaco peaked at 1.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1988.
That places Monaco 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Monaco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.9% | — |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +47.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
- 185 Bermuda 1.9% compare
- 186 Central African Republic 1.8% compare
- 187 Sri Lanka 1.8% compare
- 189 Guinea 1.7% compare
- 190 Cayman Islands 1.6% compare
- 191 South Sudan 1.6% compare
More education data for Monaco
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,760 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 157 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,304 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.7107 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 978 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2588 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 195 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Monaco?
- Government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Monaco was 1.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1988.
- How does Monaco rank for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Monaco ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Monaco data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release