Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Liberia

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Liberia in 2023 — 2.27%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 121. Since 1978, the indicator has fallen by 4.73 pp.

2023 2.27% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 101of 121
Period maximum 6.99%1978
Period minimum 1.69%2013

Trend over time

1978–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Liberia, 1978–20230246819781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 6.99%1980: 6.26%2008: 1.7%2012: 1.78%2013: 1.69%2014: 2.2%2015: 2.12%2016: 2.11%2017: 2.66%2018: 2.5%2019: 2.17%2020: 2.14%2021: 2.42%2022: 2.28%2023: 2.27%
Change over the period: −4.73 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Liberia 2.27%
World 3.57%
Western Africa computed 1.54%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.27 −0.01 pp
2022 2.28 −0.15 pp
2021 2.42 +0.29 pp
2020 2.14 −0.03 pp
2019 2.17 −0.34 pp
2018 2.5 −0.16 pp
2017 2.66 +0.55 pp
2016 2.11 −0 pp
2015 2.12 −0.08 pp
2014 2.2 +0.51 pp
2013 1.69 −0.09 pp
2012 1.78
2008 1.7
1980 6.26
1978 6.99

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.