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Education expenditure in the budget — Macao

Education expenditure in the budget in Macao in 2022 — 12.27%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 156. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 12.27 pp.

2022 12.27% −2.42 pp vs 2021
World rank 89of 156
Period maximum 22.33%2012
Period minimum 0%1998

Trend over time

1998–2022 · % of government expenditure

Education expenditure in the budget — Macao, 1998–202201020301998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 0%1999: 0%2000: 11.84%2001: 11.09%2002: 10.71%2003: 10.39%2004: 9%2005: 8.11%2006: 11.18%2007: 9.95%2008: 10.45%2009: 11.37%2010: 12.98%2011: 14.63%2012: 22.33%2013: 12.59%2014: 13.66%2015: 13.42%2016: 13.83%2017: 14.1%2018: 15.16%2019: 16.6%2020: 14.17%2021: 14.69%2022: 12.27%
Change over the period: +12.27 pp Annual average: 0.51 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Macao

Macao 12.27%
World 13.11%
East Asia & Pacific 13.25%
Education expenditure in the budget — Macao, by year Macao All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 12.27 −2.42 pp
2021 14.69 +0.52 pp
2020 14.17 −2.43 pp
2019 16.6 +1.44 pp
2018 15.16 +1.06 pp
2017 14.1 +0.27 pp
2016 13.83 +0.42 pp
2015 13.42 −0.24 pp
2014 13.66 +1.07 pp
2013 12.59 −9.74 pp
2012 22.33 +7.7 pp
2011 14.63 +1.65 pp
2010 12.98 +1.61 pp
2009 11.37 +0.93 pp
2008 10.45 +0.5 pp
2007 9.95 −1.24 pp
2006 11.18 +3.07 pp
2005 8.11 −0.89 pp
2004 9 −1.39 pp
2003 10.39 −0.33 pp
2002 10.71 −0.38 pp
2001 11.09 −0.75 pp
2000 11.84 +11.84 pp
1999 0 +0 pp
1998 0 —

Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HK Hong Kong 14.39 KP North Korea 13.86 MO Macao 12.27 MN Mongolia 7.45
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About the indicator

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.

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