Education expenditure in the budget in China in 2023 — 11.91%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 113. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 11.91 pp.
1981–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.91 | — |
| 1999 | 12.63 | −1.92 pp |
| 1998 | 14.55 | — |
| 1996 | 19.51 | +0.79 pp |
| 1995 | 18.72 | −1.35 pp |
| 1994 | 20.06 | +5.29 pp |
| 1993 | 14.77 | +2.48 pp |
| 1992 | 12.29 | — |
| 1988 | 10.74 | +1.28 pp |
| 1987 | 9.46 | −0.98 pp |
| 1986 | 10.44 | −0.25 pp |
| 1985 | 10.69 | +0.93 pp |
| 1984 | 9.76 | +0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 9.56 | +9.56 pp |
| 1982 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
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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.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
