Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Colombia

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Colombia in 2020 — 5.26%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 170. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 3.51 pp.

2020 5.26% +0.75 pp vs 2019
World rank 57of 170
Period maximum 5.26%2020
Period minimum 1.73%1980

Trend over time

1979–2020 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Colombia, 1979–202002461979198419891994199920042009201420191979: 1.75%1980: 1.73%1981: 2.6%1984: 3%1985: 2.72%1989: 2.71%1998: 3.93%1999: 4.44%2000: 3.51%2001: 3.71%2002: 4.27%2003: 4.33%2004: 4.08%2005: 4.02%2006: 3.92%2007: 4.08%2008: 3.94%2009: 4.78%2010: 4.83%2011: 4.47%2012: 4.37%2013: 4.88%2014: 4.63%2015: 4.47%2016: 4.48%2017: 4.54%2018: 4.45%2019: 4.51%2020: 5.26%
Change over the period: +3.51 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

Colombia 5.26%
World 4.34%
South America computed 5.48%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 5.26 +0.75 pp
2019 4.51 +0.06 pp
2018 4.45 −0.09 pp
2017 4.54 +0.06 pp
2016 4.48 +0.01 pp
2015 4.47 −0.16 pp
2014 4.63 −0.25 pp
2013 4.88 +0.51 pp
2012 4.37 −0.1 pp
2011 4.47 −0.37 pp
2010 4.83 +0.06 pp
2009 4.78 +0.84 pp
2008 3.94 −0.14 pp
2007 4.08 +0.17 pp
2006 3.92 −0.1 pp
2005 4.02 −0.06 pp
2004 4.08 −0.25 pp
2003 4.33 +0.06 pp
2002 4.27 +0.56 pp
2001 3.71 +0.2 pp
2000 3.51 −0.93 pp
1999 4.44 +0.51 pp
1998 3.93
1989 2.71
1985 2.72 −0.29 pp
1984 3
1981 2.6 +0.87 pp
1980 1.73 −0.03 pp
1979 1.75

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.