Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 19 groups
All-time high
17.0%
in 2022
All-time low
13.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia recorded 16.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 17.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.3% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.1% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
- 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
More education data for Central and Southern Asia
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 25.5% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 48.7% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8759 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 87.2% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 56.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 89.5% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 50.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 90.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central and Southern Asia was 16.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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