Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Europe & Central Asia

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Europe & Central Asia in 2022 — 4.57%. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 0.38 pp.

2022 4.57% −0.14 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 5.14%2010
Period minimum 4.17%2000

Trend over time

1993–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Europe & Central Asia, 1993–202244.254.54.7555.25199319961999200220052008201120142017202020221993: 4.95%1994: 4.76%1995: 4.59%1996: 4.48%1998: 4.44%1999: 4.5%2000: 4.17%2001: 4.58%2002: 4.45%2003: 4.8%2004: 4.81%2005: 4.88%2006: 4.91%2007: 4.72%2008: 4.91%2009: 5.06%2010: 5.14%2011: 4.86%2012: 4.81%2013: 5%2014: 4.83%2015: 4.79%2016: 4.82%2017: 4.64%2018: 4.64%2019: 4.61%2020: 4.86%2021: 4.71%2022: 4.57%
Change over the period: −0.38 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 4.57%
World 3.86%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.57 −0.14 pp
2021 4.71 −0.15 pp
2020 4.86 +0.25 pp
2019 4.61 −0.03 pp
2018 4.64 +0 pp
2017 4.64 −0.18 pp
2016 4.82 +0.04 pp
2015 4.79 −0.04 pp
2014 4.83 −0.17 pp
2013 5 +0.19 pp
2012 4.81 −0.05 pp
2011 4.86 −0.29 pp
2010 5.14 +0.08 pp
2009 5.06 +0.15 pp
2008 4.91 +0.19 pp
2007 4.72 −0.19 pp
2006 4.91 +0.03 pp
2005 4.88 +0.07 pp
2004 4.81 +0 pp
2003 4.8 +0.36 pp
2002 4.45 −0.13 pp
2001 4.58 +0.41 pp
2000 4.17 −0.33 pp
1999 4.5 +0.06 pp
1998 4.44
1996 4.48 −0.11 pp
1995 4.59 −0.17 pp
1994 4.76 −0.19 pp
1993 4.95

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.