Education expenditure in the budget in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 7.22%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 99. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 7.22 pp.
1981–2024 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.22 | −1.46 pp |
| 2023 | 8.68 | +3.33 pp |
| 2022 | 5.35 | +0.31 pp |
| 2021 | 5.04 | −0.43 pp |
| 2020 | 5.47 | — |
| 2018 | 11.33 | −3.17 pp |
| 2017 | 14.5 | −3.23 pp |
| 2016 | 17.73 | +6.78 pp |
| 2015 | 10.95 | +0.13 pp |
| 2014 | 10.82 | +1.4 pp |
| 2013 | 9.42 | +1.03 pp |
| 2012 | 8.39 | −0.72 pp |
| 2011 | 9.11 | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 8.61 | +0.33 pp |
| 2009 | 8.27 | — |
| 1998 | 11.67 | — |
| 1996 | 12.69 | +1.13 pp |
| 1995 | 11.57 | −1.14 pp |
| 1994 | 12.71 | — |
| 1991 | 10.88 | +10.88 pp |
| 1990 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1989 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1988 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1987 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1986 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1985 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1984 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1983 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1982 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
