Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — G7

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in the G7 in 2021 — 5.11%. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 0.92 pp.

2021 5.11% +0.02 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 5.11%2021
Period minimum 4.16%2008

Trend over time

1971–2021 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — G7, 1971–202144.254.54.7555.25197119761981198619911996200120062011201620211971: 4.18%1974: 4.55%1975: 4.9%1976: 5.05%1983: 5.01%1988: 5.09%1993: 4.28%1994: 4.33%1995: 4.27%1998: 4.22%2008: 4.16%2010: 4.53%2011: 4.45%2013: 4.36%2014: 4.43%2015: 4.69%2016: 4.53%2017: 4.79%2018: 4.68%2019: 4.73%2020: 5.08%2021: 5.11%
Change over the period: +0.92 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 5.11%
World 4.2%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 5.11 +0.02 pp
2020 5.08 +0.36 pp
2019 4.73 +0.04 pp
2018 4.68 −0.1 pp
2017 4.79 +0.26 pp
2016 4.53 −0.16 pp
2015 4.69 +0.25 pp
2014 4.43 +0.07 pp
2013 4.36
2011 4.45 −0.08 pp
2010 4.53
2008 4.16
1998 4.22
1995 4.27 −0.06 pp
1994 4.33 +0.05 pp
1993 4.28
1988 5.09
1983 5.01
1976 5.05 +0.16 pp
1975 4.9 +0.35 pp
1974 4.55
1971 4.18

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.