Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Macro & GDPUNESCO UISunesco_uis:SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS•% of GDP•2000 → 2025•204 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPUNESCO UIS
Coverage
204
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2025
Latest
2024
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 2.44%
2.44% – 3.17%
3.17% – 3.81%
3.81% – 4.43%
4.43% – 5.18%
5.18% – 6.02%
> 6.02%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UNESCO UIS)
Highest 15 countries
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UNESCO UIS)
Distribution across countries
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Countries
50
Median
6.2%
Mean
7.2%
25th pctl
5.6%
75th pctl
7.3%
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Compare trends
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
South AfricaKyrgyz RepublicMoldova
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UNESCO UIS)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| KiribatiKIR | 16.39% | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 15.18% | 2021 | |
| American SamoaASM | 14.72% | 2006 | — |
| TuvaluTUV | 12.85% | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 11.56% | 2020 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 9.24% | 2001 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 9.08% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 8.44% | 2022 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 8.32% | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 8.29% | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 8.06% | 2020 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 7.58% | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 7.32% | 2022 | |
| IcelandISL | 7.29% | 2022 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 6.87% | 2009 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 6.83% | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 6.73% | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 6.63% | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 6.62% | 2024 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 6.46% | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 6.44% | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 6.38% | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 6.36% | 2022 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 6.28% | 2022 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 6.25% | 2021 | |
| SenegalSEN | 6.16% | 2023 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 6.06% | 2022 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 6.03% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 6.02% | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 6.02% | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 5.98% | 2022 | |
| IsraelISR | 5.93% | 2022 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 5.91% | 2021 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 5.9% | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 5.85% | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 5.81% | 2022 | |
| NauruNRU | 5.68% | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 5.62% | 2022 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 5.61% | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 5.51% | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 5.47% | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 5.46% | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 5.46% | 2022 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 5.44% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 5.44% | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 5.43% | 2021 | |
| United StatesUSA | 5.42% | 2021 | |
| DominicaDMA | 5.39% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 5.33% | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 5.32% | 2022 |
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UNESCO UIS)