Education expenditure (% of GDP) in the Bahamas in 2023 — 2.74%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 121. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.51 pp.
2000–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahamas
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.74 | +0.12 pp |
| 2022 | 2.62 | −0.43 pp |
| 2021 | 3.05 | −0.66 pp |
| 2020 | 3.71 | +1.09 pp |
| 2019 | 2.63 | +0.13 pp |
| 2018 | 2.49 | −0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 2.7 | +0.11 pp |
| 2016 | 2.59 | +0.32 pp |
| 2015 | 2.27 | +0.03 pp |
| 2014 | 2.25 | −0.18 pp |
| 2013 | 2.42 | +0.12 pp |
| 2012 | 2.3 | −0.05 pp |
| 2011 | 2.36 | −0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.45 | — |
| 2000 | 2.23 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6.46
Jamaica
5.65
Curaçao
5.3
Grenada
5.13
Dominica
4.69
Puerto Rico
4.27
Sint Maarten
3.92
Barbados
3.78
Dominican Republic
3.76
Saint Kitts and Nevis
3.5
Trinidad and Tobago
3.23
British Virgin Islands
3.17
Antigua and Barbuda
3.11
Saint Lucia
2.74
Bahamas
2.74
Turks and Caicos Islands
2.69
Cayman Islands
1.57
Haiti
0.96
Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.