Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.3%
Change on year
up 8.4%
Rank
12th
of 20 groups
All-time high
15.2%
in 2018
All-time low
10.9%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 12.3%.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 12th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.2% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.9% | 13.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 9 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
- 10 Botswana 21.5%
- 11 Senegal 20.9% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 14 Mozambique 20.4% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
More education data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 25.9% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.851 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 49.8% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.2 (2024)
- Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 42.5% (2024)
- Youth/adult literacy rate 73.1% (2021)
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 1.08 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 12.3% 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2020.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 12th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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