Education expenditure in the budget in Saint Lucia in 2025 — 12.75%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 60. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 12.75 pp.
1982–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.75 | −1.1 pp |
| 2024 | 13.85 | +1.85 pp |
| 2023 | 11.99 | −4.9 pp |
| 2022 | 16.9 | +2.43 pp |
| 2021 | 14.47 | +0.07 pp |
| 2020 | 14.39 | +0.32 pp |
| 2019 | 14.07 | −0.23 pp |
| 2018 | 14.31 | +0.21 pp |
| 2017 | 14.1 | −7.88 pp |
| 2016 | 21.98 | +5.52 pp |
| 2015 | 16.45 | +1.15 pp |
| 2014 | 15.3 | +1.45 pp |
| 2013 | 13.85 | +1.66 pp |
| 2012 | 12.19 | −1.64 pp |
| 2011 | 13.84 | −0.37 pp |
| 2010 | 14.2 | +0.31 pp |
| 2009 | 13.9 | −6.05 pp |
| 2008 | 19.94 | — |
| 2006 | 19.01 | +2.7 pp |
| 2005 | 16.31 | +1.27 pp |
| 2004 | 15.04 | −0.38 pp |
| 2003 | 15.42 | — |
| 2001 | 25.85 | — |
| 1999 | 26.04 | −3.4 pp |
| 1998 | 29.43 | — |
| 1994 | 31.31 | — |
| 1986 | 23.26 | — |
| 1982 | 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.
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.
