Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Macao

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Macao in 2023 — 3.5%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 121. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 0.15 pp.

2023 3.5% −2.56 pp vs 2022
World rank 66of 121
Period maximum 6.39%2020
Period minimum 2.04%2007

Trend over time

1998–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Macao, 1998–2023024681998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 3.35%1999: 3.34%2000: 3.31%2001: 2.71%2002: 2.84%2003: 2.78%2004: 2.23%2005: 2.28%2006: 2.19%2007: 2.04%2008: 2.2%2009: 2.53%2010: 2.62%2011: 2.68%2012: 3.33%2013: 2.05%2014: 2.05%2015: 3%2016: 3.1%2017: 2.71%2018: 2.73%2019: 3.07%2020: 6.39%2021: 5.11%2022: 6.06%2023: 3.5%
Change over the period: +0.15 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Macao 3.5%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Macao, by year Macao All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.5 −2.56 pp
2022 6.06 +0.95 pp
2021 5.11 −1.28 pp
2020 6.39 +3.32 pp
2019 3.07 +0.33 pp
2018 2.73 +0.02 pp
2017 2.71 −0.39 pp
2016 3.1 +0.1 pp
2015 3 +0.95 pp
2014 2.05 −0 pp
2013 2.05 −1.27 pp
2012 3.33 +0.65 pp
2011 2.68 +0.06 pp
2010 2.62 +0.09 pp
2009 2.53 +0.34 pp
2008 2.2 +0.15 pp
2007 2.04 −0.15 pp
2006 2.19 −0.08 pp
2005 2.28 +0.04 pp
2004 2.23 −0.55 pp
2003 2.78 −0.06 pp
2002 2.84 +0.13 pp
2001 2.71 −0.6 pp
2000 3.31 −0.02 pp
1999 3.34 −0.01 pp
1998 3.35

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.