Education expenditure in the budget in Western Asia in 2020 — 12.52%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 4.93 pp.
2001–2020 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12.52 | −0.43 pp |
| 2019 | 12.95 | — |
| 2017 | 13.1 | — |
| 2008 | 16.33 | — |
| 2006 | 17.69 | — |
| 2004 | 16.54 | — |
| 2002 | 16.71 | −0.73 pp |
| 2001 | 17.45 | — |
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.