Education expenditure in the budget in Central America in 2024 — 17.39%. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 5.5 pp.
1995–2024 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.39 | +0.06 pp |
| 2023 | 17.33 | +2.22 pp |
| 2022 | 15.11 | −1.91 pp |
| 2021 | 17.01 | −0.24 pp |
| 2020 | 17.25 | −5.97 pp |
| 2019 | 23.22 | +5.68 pp |
| 2018 | 17.54 | −0.94 pp |
| 2017 | 18.48 | +0.11 pp |
| 2016 | 18.37 | −1 pp |
| 2015 | 19.37 | +0.32 pp |
| 2014 | 19.05 | +1.72 pp |
| 2013 | 17.33 | −1.03 pp |
| 2012 | 18.36 | −0.13 pp |
| 2011 | 18.49 | −0.38 pp |
| 2010 | 18.87 | — |
| 2008 | 17.61 | — |
| 2003 | 22.03 | +0.91 pp |
| 2002 | 21.12 | — |
| 2000 | 19.46 | +2.64 pp |
| 1999 | 16.82 | — |
| 1995 | 22.89 | — |
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.