Government expenditure on education, total in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Government expenditure on education, total was 17.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, total in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, government expenditure on education, total in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 17.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 17.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1999.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.0% | — |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.5% | 14.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.3% | 13.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 17.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 1 Mauritania 31.9% compare
- 2 Kenya 28.5% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 27.6% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, total in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 17.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1999.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.