Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Myanmar

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Myanmar in 2019 — 2%. Ranked 154 in the world out of 167. Since 1972, the indicator has fallen by 0.87 pp.

2019 2% +0.01 pp vs 2018
World rank 154of 167
Period maximum 3.27%1973
Period minimum 0.79%2011

Trend over time

1972–2019 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Myanmar, 1972–20190123419721977198219871992199720022007201220171972: 2.87%1973: 3.27%1975: 1.99%1976: 1.73%1977: 1.64%1978: 1.64%1995: 1.2%2011: 0.79%2017: 2.17%2018: 1.99%2019: 2%
Change over the period: −0.87 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2019

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

Myanmar 2%
World 4.16%
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.42%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 2 +0.01 pp
2018 1.99 −0.17 pp
2017 2.17
2011 0.79
1995 1.2
1978 1.64 +0.01 pp
1977 1.64 −0.09 pp
1976 1.73 −0.26 pp
1975 1.99
1973 3.27 +0.41 pp
1972 2.87

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.