Education expenditure in the budget in Bahrain in 2025 — 8.34%. Ranked 53 in the world out of 60. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 3.58 pp.
2006–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.34 | −0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 8.74 | +1.02 pp |
| 2023 | 7.72 | +0.06 pp |
| 2022 | 7.66 | −0 pp |
| 2021 | 7.66 | +0.53 pp |
| 2020 | 7.14 | −1.42 pp |
| 2019 | 8.56 | −0.69 pp |
| 2018 | 9.25 | +2.03 pp |
| 2017 | 7.22 | −2.4 pp |
| 2016 | 9.62 | +2.29 pp |
| 2015 | 7.33 | −1.36 pp |
| 2014 | 8.68 | +1.23 pp |
| 2013 | 7.46 | −0.72 pp |
| 2012 | 8.18 | −0.59 pp |
| 2011 | 8.77 | +0.14 pp |
| 2010 | 8.63 | — |
| 2008 | 10.56 | −0.47 pp |
| 2007 | 11.03 | −0.89 pp |
| 2006 | 11.92 | — |
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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.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
