Education expenditure in the budget in the United Kingdom in 2021 — 11.82%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 163. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 0.85 pp.
1981–2021 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11.82 | −2.22 pp |
| 2020 | 14.03 | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 13.53 | +0.24 pp |
| 2018 | 13.29 | −0.47 pp |
| 2017 | 13.76 | +0.33 pp |
| 2016 | 13.43 | −0.06 pp |
| 2015 | 13.49 | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 13.39 | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 12.69 | — |
| 2011 | 12.46 | −0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 12.77 | +0.41 pp |
| 2009 | 12.36 | −0.34 pp |
| 2008 | 12.7 | −0.12 pp |
| 2007 | 12.82 | −0.13 pp |
| 2006 | 12.95 | −0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 12.96 | +0.23 pp |
| 2004 | 12.73 | −0.63 pp |
| 2003 | 13.36 | +0.05 pp |
| 2002 | 13.31 | +1.22 pp |
| 2001 | 12.08 | +0.23 pp |
| 2000 | 11.85 | +0.28 pp |
| 1999 | 11.57 | −0.49 pp |
| 1998 | 12.06 | — |
| 1996 | 11.63 | −0.22 pp |
| 1995 | 11.86 | +0.06 pp |
| 1994 | 11.8 | — |
| 1992 | 11.09 | +0.29 pp |
| 1991 | 10.8 | −0.27 pp |
| 1990 | 11.07 | −0 pp |
| 1989 | 11.07 | +0.34 pp |
| 1988 | 10.73 | +0.25 pp |
| 1987 | 10.48 | +0.27 pp |
| 1986 | 10.22 | −0.25 pp |
| 1985 | 10.47 | −0.76 pp |
| 1984 | 11.23 | −0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 11.43 | −0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 11.62 | −1.04 pp |
| 1981 | 12.67 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Iceland
16.59
Sweden
15.55
Norway
15.03
Denmark
14.08
Estonia
12.39
Ireland
12.33
Finland
11.95
United Kingdom
11.82
Lithuania
11.36
Latvia
10.69
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.