Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — NATO

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in NATO in 2022 — 4.93%. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 0.19 pp.

2022 4.93% −0.41 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 5.38%2020
Period minimum 4.68%2000

Trend over time

1993–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — NATO, 1993–20224.64.855.25.4199319961999200220052008201120142017202020221993: 5.12%1994: 4.99%1995: 4.89%1996: 4.88%1998: 4.71%2000: 4.68%2001: 4.74%2002: 4.89%2003: 4.97%2004: 4.9%2005: 4.93%2006: 4.97%2007: 4.81%2008: 4.84%2009: 5.21%2010: 5.27%2011: 5.1%2012: 5.02%2013: 5.1%2014: 5.11%2015: 4.96%2016: 4.9%2017: 5.07%2018: 4.97%2019: 5%2020: 5.38%2021: 5.34%2022: 4.93%
Change over the period: −0.19 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

NATO 4.93%
World 3.86%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.93 −0.41 pp
2021 5.34 −0.04 pp
2020 5.38 +0.38 pp
2019 5 +0.03 pp
2018 4.97 −0.1 pp
2017 5.07 +0.17 pp
2016 4.9 −0.06 pp
2015 4.96 −0.15 pp
2014 5.11 +0 pp
2013 5.1 +0.09 pp
2012 5.02 −0.08 pp
2011 5.1 −0.18 pp
2010 5.27 +0.06 pp
2009 5.21 +0.37 pp
2008 4.84 +0.03 pp
2007 4.81 −0.16 pp
2006 4.97 +0.05 pp
2005 4.93 +0.03 pp
2004 4.9 −0.08 pp
2003 4.97 +0.09 pp
2002 4.89 +0.15 pp
2001 4.74 +0.06 pp
2000 4.68
1998 4.71
1996 4.88 −0.02 pp
1995 4.89 −0.1 pp
1994 4.99 −0.13 pp
1993 5.12

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.