Education expenditure in the budget in Southern Asia in 2023 — 11.05%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 5.5 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.05 | −3.04 pp |
| 2022 | 14.09 | +0.17 pp |
| 2021 | 13.91 | −1.96 pp |
| 2020 | 15.88 | +0.87 pp |
| 2019 | 15.01 | −1.65 pp |
| 2018 | 16.66 | +0.14 pp |
| 2017 | 16.52 | +0.28 pp |
| 2016 | 16.25 | +0.44 pp |
| 2015 | 15.81 | −0.21 pp |
| 2014 | 16.02 | +0.48 pp |
| 2013 | 15.53 | — |
| 2011 | 15.18 | — |
| 2009 | 12.74 | — |
| 2004 | 13.36 | — |
| 2000 | 16.55 | — |
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.