Education expenditure (% of GDP) in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 2.85%. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 1.01 pp.
2008–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.85 | −0.46 pp |
| 2022 | 3.3 | −0.39 pp |
| 2021 | 3.69 | +0.15 pp |
| 2020 | 3.54 | +0.29 pp |
| 2019 | 3.26 | −0.38 pp |
| 2018 | 3.63 | −0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 3.67 | +0.12 pp |
| 2016 | 3.55 | +0.13 pp |
| 2015 | 3.41 | +0.13 pp |
| 2014 | 3.29 | −0.13 pp |
| 2013 | 3.41 | −0.01 pp |
| 2012 | 3.42 | −0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 3.62 | +0.18 pp |
| 2010 | 3.44 | −0.11 pp |
| 2009 | 3.55 | −0.31 pp |
| 2008 | 3.86 | — |
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.
What part of government spending a country devotes to education.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.