Government expenditure on education, total in Other small states
Other small states: Government expenditure on education, total was 5.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, total in Other small states, 1983–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 5.0% for government expenditure on education, total in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Other small states peaked at 6.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1987.
That places Other small states 2nd out of 46 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 4.4% | — |
| 1984 | 4.0% | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +52.5% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -27.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +43.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 6.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.53 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, total in Other small states?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Other small states was 5.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1987.
- How does Other small states rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Other small states ranks 2nd out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.