Government expenditure on education, total in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Government expenditure on education, total was 14.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on education, total in Low & middle income, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 14.2% for government expenditure on education, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Low & middle income peaked at 17.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2023.
That places Low & middle income 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.4% | — |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 14.7% | 17.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.3% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.1% | 15.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 17 Burkina Faso 20.3% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.2% compare
- 19 Kiribati 20.1% compare
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
- 21 Vanuatu 19.3% compare
- 22 Tajikistan 19.3% compare
- 23 Eswatini 19.2% compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, total in Low & middle income?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Low & middle income was 14.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.
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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.