Education expenditure in the budget in Melanesia in 2024 — 17.8%. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 2.96 pp.
2008–2024 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.8 | +0.75 pp |
| 2023 | 17.05 | +0.17 pp |
| 2022 | 16.88 | −0.45 pp |
| 2021 | 17.33 | −1.01 pp |
| 2020 | 18.34 | — |
| 2009 | 20.2 | −0.56 pp |
| 2008 | 20.76 | — |
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.