Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Moldova

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Moldova in 2023 — 6.56%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 121. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 3.34 pp.

2023 6.56% +0.45 pp vs 2022
World rank 9of 121
Period maximum 9.9%1996
Period minimum 4.49%2000

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Moldova, 1996–20234681019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 9.9%1999: 4.66%2000: 4.49%2001: 4.85%2002: 5.5%2003: 5.42%2004: 6.77%2005: 7.16%2006: 7.5%2007: 8.29%2008: 8.24%2009: 9.51%2010: 7.59%2011: 7.14%2012: 6.98%2013: 5.91%2014: 6.34%2015: 5.77%2016: 5.67%2017: 5.71%2018: 5.54%2019: 6.23%2020: 6.6%2021: 5.82%2022: 6.1%2023: 6.56%
Change over the period: −3.34 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Moldova 6.56%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.56 +0.45 pp
2022 6.1 +0.28 pp
2021 5.82 −0.78 pp
2020 6.6 +0.38 pp
2019 6.23 +0.69 pp
2018 5.54 −0.17 pp
2017 5.71 +0.04 pp
2016 5.67 −0.09 pp
2015 5.77 −0.57 pp
2014 6.34 +0.43 pp
2013 5.91 −1.07 pp
2012 6.98 −0.15 pp
2011 7.14 −0.46 pp
2010 7.59 −1.92 pp
2009 9.51 +1.27 pp
2008 8.24 −0.06 pp
2007 8.29 +0.79 pp
2006 7.5 +0.34 pp
2005 7.16 +0.39 pp
2004 6.77 +1.35 pp
2003 5.42 −0.07 pp
2002 5.5 +0.65 pp
2001 4.85 +0.36 pp
2000 4.49 −0.18 pp
1999 4.66
1996 9.9

Eastern Europe, 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.