Government expenditure on education, total in Low income
Low income: Government expenditure on education, total was 16.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, total in Low income, 1999–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
Low income recorded 16.7% for government expenditure on education, total in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Low income peaked at 16.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2000.
That places Low income 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.5% | — |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.8% | 15.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.3% | 16.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
- 6 Morocco 23.3% compare
- 7 Honduras 23.2% compare
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, total in Low income?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Low income was 16.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2000.
- How does Low income rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Low income ranks 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.