Education expenditure in the budget in Bhutan in 2025 — 22.22%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 60. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8.3 pp.
2000–2025 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.22 | +5.04 pp |
| 2024 | 17.18 | −2.02 pp |
| 2023 | 19.19 | −2.92 pp |
| 2022 | 22.11 | +5.2 pp |
| 2021 | 16.9 | +0.65 pp |
| 2020 | 16.26 | −1.83 pp |
| 2019 | 18.09 | −3.77 pp |
| 2018 | 21.85 | −1.19 pp |
| 2017 | 23.04 | −1.32 pp |
| 2016 | 24.37 | −0.98 pp |
| 2015 | 25.35 | +7.89 pp |
| 2014 | 17.45 | +1.77 pp |
| 2013 | 15.69 | — |
| 2011 | 11.39 | +1.09 pp |
| 2010 | 10.3 | −2.55 pp |
| 2009 | 12.84 | −2.26 pp |
| 2008 | 15.1 | — |
| 2005 | 22.83 | +4.23 pp |
| 2004 | 18.61 | — |
| 2001 | 13.23 | −0.69 pp |
| 2000 | 13.92 | — |
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.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
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.
