Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — BRICS

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in BRICS in 2023 — 3.78%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 0.63 pp.

2023 3.78% −0.2 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 4.53%2015
Period minimum 3.15%1999

Trend over time

1999–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — BRICS, 1999–202333.544.551999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 3.15%2000: 3.99%2001: 3.6%2002: 3.76%2003: 3.73%2004: 3.67%2005: 3.83%2006: 4.07%2008: 4.4%2009: 4.33%2010: 4.31%2011: 4.37%2012: 4.39%2013: 4.37%2014: 4.47%2015: 4.53%2016: 4.27%2017: 4.49%2018: 4.43%2019: 3.99%2020: 4.1%2021: 4.23%2022: 3.98%2023: 3.78%
Change over the period: +0.63 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

BRICS 3.78%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.78 −0.2 pp
2022 3.98 −0.25 pp
2021 4.23 +0.13 pp
2020 4.1 +0.11 pp
2019 3.99 −0.44 pp
2018 4.43 −0.06 pp
2017 4.49 +0.22 pp
2016 4.27 −0.26 pp
2015 4.53 +0.06 pp
2014 4.47 +0.1 pp
2013 4.37 −0.02 pp
2012 4.39 +0.02 pp
2011 4.37 +0.06 pp
2010 4.31 −0.02 pp
2009 4.33 −0.08 pp
2008 4.4
2006 4.07 +0.25 pp
2005 3.83 +0.16 pp
2004 3.67 −0.06 pp
2003 3.73 −0.02 pp
2002 3.76 +0.16 pp
2001 3.6 −0.39 pp
2000 3.99 +0.84 pp
1999 3.15

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.