Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — East Asia & Pacific

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in East Asia & Pacific in 2023 — 3.51%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 0.53 pp.

2023 3.51% +0.63 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 3.94%2013
Period minimum 2.89%2022

Trend over time

1980–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — East Asia & Pacific, 1980–20232.533.5419801985199019952000200520102015202020231980: 2.99%1982: 3.9%2002: 3.64%2004: 3.54%2007: 3.18%2008: 3.27%2009: 3.86%2010: 3.51%2011: 3.51%2012: 3.51%2013: 3.94%2014: 3.54%2015: 3.5%2016: 3.39%2017: 3.42%2018: 3.2%2019: 3.08%2020: 3.31%2021: 2.98%2022: 2.89%2023: 3.51%
Change over the period: +0.53 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 3.51%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.51 +0.63 pp
2022 2.89 −0.09 pp
2021 2.98 −0.32 pp
2020 3.31 +0.22 pp
2019 3.08 −0.11 pp
2018 3.2 −0.22 pp
2017 3.42 +0.03 pp
2016 3.39 −0.11 pp
2015 3.5 −0.04 pp
2014 3.54 −0.4 pp
2013 3.94 +0.43 pp
2012 3.51 −0 pp
2011 3.51 +0 pp
2010 3.51 −0.35 pp
2009 3.86 +0.6 pp
2008 3.27 +0.09 pp
2007 3.18
2004 3.54
2002 3.64
1982 3.9
1980 2.99

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.