Government expenditure on education, total in IDA blend
IDA blend: Government expenditure on education, total was 17.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on education, total in IDA blend, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 17.0% for government expenditure on education, total in 2024.
The figure is up 22.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in IDA blend peaked at 22.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2015.
That places IDA blend 2nd out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.7% | — |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 18.7% | 22.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 13.9% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 1 Mauritania 31.9% compare
- 2 Kenya 28.5% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 27.6% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
- 5 Namibia 24.6% compare
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, total in IDA blend?
- Government expenditure on education, total in IDA blend was 17.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2015.
- How does IDA blend rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- IDA blend ranks 2nd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.
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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.