Education expenditure in the budget in New Zealand in 2023 — 12.73%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 12.73 pp.
1980–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.73 | +0.11 pp |
| 2022 | 12.61 | −0.84 pp |
| 2021 | 13.46 | −0.16 pp |
| 2020 | 13.62 | +0.15 pp |
| 2019 | 13.47 | −1.08 pp |
| 2018 | 14.56 | −0.48 pp |
| 2017 | 15.04 | −0.32 pp |
| 2016 | 15.37 | −0.19 pp |
| 2015 | 15.55 | +0.02 pp |
| 2014 | 15.53 | −0.03 pp |
| 2013 | 15.56 | — |
| 2000 | 14.81 | −1.42 pp |
| 1999 | 16.23 | — |
| 1997 | 15.79 | −0.31 pp |
| 1996 | 16.1 | +2.1 pp |
| 1995 | 14 | −0.08 pp |
| 1994 | 14.08 | — |
| 1989 | 10.14 | +0.44 pp |
| 1988 | 9.7 | +0.82 pp |
| 1987 | 8.88 | +0.78 pp |
| 1986 | 8.09 | −0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 8.19 | +8.19 pp |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1981 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
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.
