Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Guyana

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Guyana in 2018 — 4.45%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 166. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 0.12 pp.

2018 4.45% −0.21 pp vs 2017
World rank 77of 166
Period maximum 9.38%1979
Period minimum 2.15%2009

Trend over time

1970–2018 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Guyana, 1970–201802.557.510197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 4.33%1977: 7.09%1979: 9.38%1983: 8.25%1984: 7.23%1994: 3.72%1995: 3.61%1999: 8.56%2000: 8.48%2001: 8.4%2002: 8.37%2003: 6.96%2004: 5.51%2005: 8.14%2006: 3.12%2007: 2.39%2009: 2.15%2010: 2.41%2011: 2.51%2012: 2.24%2014: 4.36%2015: 3.9%2016: 4.74%2017: 4.66%2018: 4.45%
Change over the period: +0.12 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Guyana 4.45%
World 4.18%
South America computed 5.48%
High-income countries computed 4.73%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 4.45 −0.21 pp
2017 4.66 −0.07 pp
2016 4.74 +0.84 pp
2015 3.9 −0.46 pp
2014 4.36
2012 2.24 −0.27 pp
2011 2.51 +0.1 pp
2010 2.41 +0.26 pp
2009 2.15
2007 2.39 −0.73 pp
2006 3.12 −5.02 pp
2005 8.14 +2.63 pp
2004 5.51 −1.44 pp
2003 6.96 −1.41 pp
2002 8.37 −0.03 pp
2001 8.4 −0.09 pp
2000 8.48 −0.08 pp
1999 8.56
1995 3.61 −0.12 pp
1994 3.72
1984 7.23 −1.03 pp
1983 8.25
1979 9.38
1977 7.09
1970 4.33

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.