Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Dominican Republic

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in the Dominican Republic in 2023 — 3.76%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 121. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1.12 pp.

2023 3.76% +0.15 pp vs 2022
World rank 59of 121
Period maximum 4.52%2020
Period minimum 0.77%1993

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Dominican Republic, 1970–2023024619701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 2.64%1982: 1.54%1983: 1.46%1984: 1.33%1985: 1.21%1993: 0.77%1994: 0.89%1995: 1.03%1996: 1.23%2000: 1.89%2001: 1.97%2002: 1.91%2003: 1.84%2007: 2.05%2010: 1.89%2011: 1.88%2013: 3.63%2014: 3.62%2015: 3.6%2016: 3.85%2017: 3.92%2018: 3.93%2019: 4.04%2020: 4.52%2021: 3.58%2022: 3.61%2023: 3.76%
Change over the period: +1.12 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Dominican Republic 3.76%
World 3.57%
Caribbean computed 3.78%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.76 +0.15 pp
2022 3.61 +0.03 pp
2021 3.58 −0.94 pp
2020 4.52 +0.47 pp
2019 4.04 +0.11 pp
2018 3.93 +0.01 pp
2017 3.92 +0.07 pp
2016 3.85 +0.25 pp
2015 3.6 −0.02 pp
2014 3.62 −0.01 pp
2013 3.63
2011 1.88 −0.01 pp
2010 1.89
2007 2.05
2003 1.84 −0.07 pp
2002 1.91 −0.05 pp
2001 1.97 +0.08 pp
2000 1.89
1996 1.23 +0.19 pp
1995 1.03 +0.14 pp
1994 0.89 +0.12 pp
1993 0.77
1985 1.21 −0.12 pp
1984 1.33 −0.13 pp
1983 1.46 −0.08 pp
1982 1.54
1970 2.64

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.