Education expenditure in the budget in Kuwait in 2025 — 13.85%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 60. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 13.85 pp.
1980–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.85 | +1.16 pp |
| 2024 | 12.69 | +0.11 pp |
| 2023 | 12.58 | +0.32 pp |
| 2022 | 12.26 | +0.26 pp |
| 2021 | 12 | −0.44 pp |
| 2020 | 12.44 | −0.41 pp |
| 2019 | 12.85 | +0.69 pp |
| 2018 | 12.16 | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 11.86 | +0.61 pp |
| 2016 | 11.25 | — |
| 2006 | 13.05 | −0.36 pp |
| 2005 | 13.41 | −1.09 pp |
| 2004 | 14.5 | — |
| 2002 | 15.82 | −6.19 pp |
| 2001 | 22.01 | — |
| 1997 | 13.05 | +1.27 pp |
| 1996 | 11.78 | — |
| 1992 | 9.82 | — |
| 1986 | 11.78 | +1.88 pp |
| 1985 | 9.9 | +9.9 pp |
| 1984 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1983 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1982 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1981 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1980 | 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.
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.
