Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahrain

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Bahrain in 2023 — 1.89%. Ranked 107 in the world out of 121. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 0.12 pp.

2023 1.89% +0.18 pp vs 2022
World rank 107of 121
Period maximum 2.87%2006
Period minimum 1.71%2022

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahrain, 1970–20231.522.5319701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 2.01%1971: 2.31%1972: 2.02%2006: 2.87%2007: 2.58%2008: 2.5%2010: 2.35%2011: 2.31%2012: 2.54%2013: 2.38%2014: 2.37%2015: 2.55%2016: 2.8%2017: 2.22%2018: 2.39%2019: 2.11%2020: 2.06%2021: 1.85%2022: 1.71%2023: 1.89%
Change over the period: −0.12 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahrain

Bahrain 1.89%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.89 +0.18 pp
2022 1.71 −0.14 pp
2021 1.85 −0.21 pp
2020 2.06 −0.05 pp
2019 2.11 −0.28 pp
2018 2.39 +0.17 pp
2017 2.22 −0.59 pp
2016 2.8 +0.25 pp
2015 2.55 +0.18 pp
2014 2.37 −0.01 pp
2013 2.38 −0.16 pp
2012 2.54 +0.23 pp
2011 2.31 −0.04 pp
2010 2.35
2008 2.5 −0.08 pp
2007 2.58 −0.3 pp
2006 2.87
1972 2.02 −0.28 pp
1971 2.31 +0.3 pp
1970 2.01

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

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.