Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central Asia
Central Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central Asia stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central Asia peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +35.7% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.6% | 17.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 16.1% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 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 Central Asia
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 17.0% (2025)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 97.9% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 99.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 86.9% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.9% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 96.4% (2024)
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 93.4% (2024)
- Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 98.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central Asia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central Asia was 22.0% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2000.
- How does Central Asia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Central Asia ranks 1st out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central 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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