Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Madagascar

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Madagascar in 2023 — 3.05%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 121. Since 1972, the indicator has fallen by 0.17 pp.

2023 3.05% −0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 83of 121
Period maximum 5.05%1977
Period minimum 1.54%1997

Trend over time

1972–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Madagascar, 1972–2023024619721978198419901996200220082014202020231972: 3.22%1973: 2.71%1974: 2.67%1975: 2.52%1976: 3.26%1977: 5.05%1979: 3.97%1980: 3.36%1981: 2.88%1982: 2.32%1983: 1.99%1984: 2.2%1985: 2.07%1993: 1.78%1997: 1.54%1998: 1.59%1999: 2.41%2000: 2.44%2001: 2.71%2002: 2.23%2003: 2.61%2004: 2.81%2005: 3.31%2006: 2.83%2007: 2.9%2008: 2.55%2009: 2.83%2010: 2.29%2011: 2.38%2012: 2.34%2013: 1.78%2014: 2.38%2015: 2.21%2016: 2.69%2017: 2.7%2018: 2.84%2019: 3.01%2020: 3.25%2021: 3.2%2022: 3.07%2023: 3.05%
Change over the period: −0.17 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Madagascar 3.05%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.05 −0.02 pp
2022 3.07 −0.13 pp
2021 3.2 −0.06 pp
2020 3.25 +0.24 pp
2019 3.01 +0.17 pp
2018 2.84 +0.14 pp
2017 2.7 +0.01 pp
2016 2.69 +0.48 pp
2015 2.21 −0.17 pp
2014 2.38 +0.6 pp
2013 1.78 −0.56 pp
2012 2.34 −0.04 pp
2011 2.38 +0.09 pp
2010 2.29 −0.54 pp
2009 2.83 +0.27 pp
2008 2.55 −0.35 pp
2007 2.9 +0.07 pp
2006 2.83 −0.48 pp
2005 3.31 +0.5 pp
2004 2.81 +0.2 pp
2003 2.61 +0.38 pp
2002 2.23 −0.48 pp
2001 2.71 +0.27 pp
2000 2.44 +0.03 pp
1999 2.41 +0.82 pp
1998 1.59 +0.05 pp
1997 1.54
1993 1.78
1985 2.07 −0.13 pp
1984 2.2 +0.22 pp
1983 1.99 −0.33 pp
1982 2.32 −0.56 pp
1981 2.88 −0.48 pp
1980 3.36 −0.61 pp
1979 3.97
1977 5.05 +1.8 pp
1976 3.26 +0.74 pp
1975 2.52 −0.16 pp
1974 2.67 −0.04 pp
1973 2.71 −0.51 pp
1972 3.22

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.