Education expenditure in the budget in the G7 in 2021 — 10.61%. Since 1983, the indicator has fallen by 0.6 pp.
1983–2021 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.61 | −0.92 pp |
| 2020 | 11.53 | −0.64 pp |
| 2019 | 12.17 | +0.12 pp |
| 2018 | 12.05 | −0.34 pp |
| 2017 | 12.4 | +0.09 pp |
| 2016 | 12.3 | −0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 12.6 | — |
| 1998 | 10.27 | — |
| 1995 | 10.37 | −0.15 pp |
| 1994 | 10.52 | −0.06 pp |
| 1993 | 10.57 | — |
| 1988 | 11.77 | — |
| 1983 | 11.21 | — |
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.