Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Canada in 2022 — 4.84%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 164. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 2.84 pp.
1971–2022 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.84 | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 4.75 | −0.14 pp |
| 2020 | 4.89 | +0.12 pp |
| 2019 | 4.77 | −0.12 pp |
| 2018 | 4.89 | −0.07 pp |
| 2017 | 4.96 | +0.14 pp |
| 2016 | 4.82 | +0.08 pp |
| 2015 | 4.74 | −0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 4.84 | +0.25 pp |
| 2013 | 4.59 | — |
| 2011 | 5.26 | −0.09 pp |
| 2010 | 5.36 | +0.52 pp |
| 2009 | 4.84 | +0.21 pp |
| 2008 | 4.63 | −0.14 pp |
| 2007 | 4.77 | — |
| 2005 | 4.77 | — |
| 2002 | 4.99 | +0.04 pp |
| 2001 | 4.95 | −0.47 pp |
| 2000 | 5.42 | −0.11 pp |
| 1999 | 5.53 | +0.04 pp |
| 1998 | 5.49 | — |
| 1995 | 6.3 | −0.35 pp |
| 1994 | 6.66 | −1.02 pp |
| 1993 | 7.68 | +0.93 pp |
| 1992 | 6.75 | −0.11 pp |
| 1991 | 6.86 | +0.89 pp |
| 1990 | 5.97 | −0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 6.07 | −0.08 pp |
| 1988 | 6.15 | −0.15 pp |
| 1987 | 6.3 | +0.28 pp |
| 1986 | 6.02 | −0.17 pp |
| 1985 | 6.19 | −0.43 pp |
| 1984 | 6.62 | −0.24 pp |
| 1983 | 6.86 | +0.36 pp |
| 1982 | 6.5 | +0.09 pp |
| 1981 | 6.41 | −0.05 pp |
| 1980 | 6.46 | −0.23 pp |
| 1979 | 6.69 | −0.38 pp |
| 1978 | 7.07 | +0.36 pp |
| 1977 | 6.71 | +0.01 pp |
| 1976 | 6.7 | +0.28 pp |
| 1975 | 6.42 | −0.25 pp |
| 1974 | 6.67 | −0.35 pp |
| 1973 | 7.01 | −0.58 pp |
| 1972 | 7.59 | −0.09 pp |
| 1971 | 7.68 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Canada
4.84
Bermuda
1.78
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.
What part of government spending a country devotes to education.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.