Education expenditure in the budget in South Asia in 2025 — 11.32%. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 8 pp.
1981–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.32 | +0.05 pp |
| 2024 | 11.26 | −1.74 pp |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.58 pp |
| 2022 | 12.42 | −1.16 pp |
| 2021 | 13.58 | −1.44 pp |
| 2020 | 15.02 | +2.9 pp |
| 2019 | 12.11 | −2.06 pp |
| 2018 | 14.17 | −1.64 pp |
| 2017 | 15.81 | −0.92 pp |
| 2016 | 16.73 | +2.86 pp |
| 2015 | 13.87 | −0.64 pp |
| 2014 | 14.51 | +0.47 pp |
| 2013 | 14.04 | −0.83 pp |
| 2012 | 14.87 | −0.31 pp |
| 2011 | 15.18 | +3.35 pp |
| 2010 | 11.83 | −0.78 pp |
| 2009 | 12.61 | −7.41 pp |
| 2008 | 20.02 | +0.37 pp |
| 2007 | 19.65 | +2.31 pp |
| 2006 | 17.34 | +0.59 pp |
| 2005 | 16.75 | +0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 15.95 | −0.73 pp |
| 2003 | 16.68 | −1.39 pp |
| 2002 | 18.07 | −2.05 pp |
| 2001 | 20.12 | +0.96 pp |
| 2000 | 19.16 | +2.2 pp |
| 1999 | 16.96 | +5.29 pp |
| 1998 | 11.67 | −2.59 pp |
| 1997 | 14.26 | — |
| 1991 | 10.97 | +5.37 pp |
| 1990 | 5.6 | — |
| 1987 | 5.23 | +0.67 pp |
| 1986 | 4.57 | +0.37 pp |
| 1985 | 4.19 | +0.15 pp |
| 1984 | 4.04 | +0.81 pp |
| 1983 | 3.24 | +0.04 pp |
| 1982 | 3.2 | −0.12 pp |
| 1981 | 3.32 | — |
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.