Education expenditure in the budget in Antigua and Barbuda in 2025 — 5.87%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 60. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 6.57 pp.
1999–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.87 | −5.17 pp |
| 2024 | 11.04 | +2.37 pp |
| 2023 | 8.67 | +0.86 pp |
| 2022 | 7.81 | +0.95 pp |
| 2021 | 6.86 | −0.52 pp |
| 2020 | 7.38 | −2.16 pp |
| 2019 | 9.54 | +1.96 pp |
| 2018 | 7.59 | +0.41 pp |
| 2017 | 7.17 | +0.69 pp |
| 2016 | 6.48 | −1.15 pp |
| 2015 | 7.63 | −2.69 pp |
| 2014 | 10.32 | −0.41 pp |
| 2013 | 10.73 | +0.59 pp |
| 2012 | 10.14 | — |
| 2009 | 6.93 | — |
| 2002 | 11.7 | — |
| 1999 | 12.44 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
