Education expenditure in the budget in lower-middle-income countries in 2024 — 16.56%. Since 2012, the indicator has risen by 1.49 pp.
2012–2024 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.56 | +0.78 pp |
| 2023 | 15.78 | +1.04 pp |
| 2022 | 14.74 | +0.05 pp |
| 2021 | 14.69 | −1.28 pp |
| 2020 | 15.97 | +0.38 pp |
| 2019 | 15.58 | −1.23 pp |
| 2018 | 16.82 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 16.71 | +0.34 pp |
| 2016 | 16.37 | +0.24 pp |
| 2015 | 16.14 | −0.43 pp |
| 2014 | 16.57 | +1.11 pp |
| 2013 | 15.46 | +0.38 pp |
| 2012 | 15.07 | — |
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.