Education expenditure in the budget in Singapore in 2025 — 11.99%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 60. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 11.99 pp.
1981–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.99 | −0.87 pp |
| 2024 | 12.86 | −1.21 pp |
| 2023 | 14.07 | −1.06 pp |
| 2022 | 15.13 | +3.66 pp |
| 2021 | 11.47 | −7.72 pp |
| 2020 | 19.19 | −0.28 pp |
| 2019 | 19.47 | −1.25 pp |
| 2018 | 20.72 | +3.47 pp |
| 2017 | 17.25 | −0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 17.55 | −0.14 pp |
| 2015 | 17.7 | −2.78 pp |
| 2014 | 20.47 | −8.36 pp |
| 2013 | 28.84 | −2.53 pp |
| 2012 | 31.37 | +2.51 pp |
| 2011 | 28.86 | +10.29 pp |
| 2010 | 18.57 | −3.28 pp |
| 2009 | 21.85 | −8.25 pp |
| 2008 | 30.1 | +6.87 pp |
| 2007 | 23.23 | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 22.54 | +0.26 pp |
| 2005 | 22.28 | −0.47 pp |
| 2004 | 22.74 | −2.02 pp |
| 2003 | 24.76 | +3.34 pp |
| 2002 | 21.42 | −0.14 pp |
| 2001 | 21.56 | +1.25 pp |
| 2000 | 20.31 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1982 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1981 | 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.
