Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Maldives

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in the Maldives in 2023 — 5.17%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 121. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 0.62 pp.

2023 5.17% +0.49 pp vs 2022
World rank 26of 121
Period maximum 5.85%2020
Period minimum 3.08%2011

Trend over time

2002–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Maldives, 2002–20233456200220052008201120142017202020232002: 5.79%2003: 5.32%2004: 4.66%2005: 5.02%2006: 4.65%2007: 4.42%2008: 4.47%2009: 5.08%2010: 3.63%2011: 3.08%2012: 3.34%2013: 3.39%2014: 3.09%2015: 3.87%2016: 3.66%2017: 3.82%2018: 3.86%2019: 4.12%2020: 5.85%2021: 4.61%2022: 4.67%2023: 5.17%
Change over the period: −0.62 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Maldives 5.17%
World 3.57%
South Asia 2.16%
Southern Asia computed 2.39%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.17 +0.49 pp
2022 4.67 +0.06 pp
2021 4.61 −1.23 pp
2020 5.85 +1.72 pp
2019 4.12 +0.27 pp
2018 3.86 +0.03 pp
2017 3.82 +0.16 pp
2016 3.66 −0.21 pp
2015 3.87 +0.78 pp
2014 3.09 −0.3 pp
2013 3.39 +0.05 pp
2012 3.34 +0.26 pp
2011 3.08 −0.55 pp
2010 3.63 −1.45 pp
2009 5.08 +0.61 pp
2008 4.47 +0.05 pp
2007 4.42 −0.23 pp
2006 4.65 −0.37 pp
2005 5.02 +0.36 pp
2004 4.66 −0.66 pp
2003 5.32 −0.47 pp
2002 5.79

Southern 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.