Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Mercosur in 2023 — 5.08%. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 3.66 pp.
1985–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mercosur
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.08 | −0.32 pp |
| 2022 | 5.4 | +0.09 pp |
| 2021 | 5.31 | −0.36 pp |
| 2020 | 5.67 | −0.05 pp |
| 2019 | 5.72 | −0.08 pp |
| 2018 | 5.8 | −0.27 pp |
| 2017 | 6.07 | −0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 6.08 | +0.01 pp |
| 2015 | 6.07 | +0.28 pp |
| 2014 | 5.79 | +0.08 pp |
| 2013 | 5.71 | −0.01 pp |
| 2012 | 5.72 | +0.09 pp |
| 2011 | 5.62 | +0.09 pp |
| 2010 | 5.53 | +0.04 pp |
| 2009 | 5.49 | +0.29 pp |
| 2008 | 5.21 | +0.33 pp |
| 2007 | 4.88 | +0.15 pp |
| 2006 | 4.73 | +0.39 pp |
| 2005 | 4.34 | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 3.84 | +0.44 pp |
| 2003 | 3.41 | −0.35 pp |
| 2002 | 3.76 | −0.37 pp |
| 2001 | 4.13 | +0.03 pp |
| 2000 | 4.1 | +0.07 pp |
| 1999 | 4.03 | −0.49 pp |
| 1998 | 4.52 | — |
| 1985 | 1.42 | — |
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 Literacy rateThe share of adults able to read and write simple statements about everyday life.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.