Education expenditure in the budget in Thailand in 2025 — 12.62%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 60. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 12.62 pp.
1980–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.62 | −0.47 pp |
| 2024 | 13.09 | −1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 14.19 | −0.46 pp |
| 2022 | 14.64 | −0.05 pp |
| 2021 | 14.69 | −0.74 pp |
| 2020 | 15.43 | −1.58 pp |
| 2019 | 17.01 | −0.15 pp |
| 2018 | 17.17 | −1.2 pp |
| 2017 | 18.36 | −1.44 pp |
| 2016 | 19.8 | −0.82 pp |
| 2015 | 20.62 | +0.09 pp |
| 2014 | 20.54 | +1.41 pp |
| 2013 | 19.13 | −2.27 pp |
| 2012 | 21.4 | −1.23 pp |
| 2011 | 22.63 | +6.41 pp |
| 2010 | 16.22 | −1.96 pp |
| 2009 | 18.18 | +0.02 pp |
| 2008 | 18.16 | −0.32 pp |
| 2007 | 18.48 | −3.52 pp |
| 2006 | 22 | +1.46 pp |
| 2005 | 20.55 | −0.91 pp |
| 2004 | 21.46 | +0.59 pp |
| 2003 | 20.87 | +4.64 pp |
| 2002 | 16.22 | −8.02 pp |
| 2001 | 24.24 | −4.15 pp |
| 2000 | 28.39 | +9.41 pp |
| 1999 | 18.98 | −0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 19.48 | −1.72 pp |
| 1997 | 21.2 | +1.16 pp |
| 1996 | 20.04 | +1.14 pp |
| 1995 | 18.9 | +18.9 pp |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1988 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1987 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1983 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1982 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1981 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
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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.
