Education expenditure (% of GDP) in New Zealand in 2023 — 5.21%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 121. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 0.46 pp.
1973–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.21 | +0.05 pp |
| 2022 | 5.17 | −0.37 pp |
| 2021 | 5.54 | −0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 5.64 | +0.47 pp |
| 2019 | 5.17 | −0.02 pp |
| 2018 | 5.19 | −0.09 pp |
| 2017 | 5.28 | −0.22 pp |
| 2016 | 5.5 | −0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 5.7 | −0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 5.8 | −0.08 pp |
| 2013 | 5.89 | — |
| 2000 | 5.6 | −1.03 pp |
| 1999 | 6.64 | — |
| 1997 | 6.16 | −0.23 pp |
| 1996 | 6.38 | +0.64 pp |
| 1995 | 5.74 | −0.18 pp |
| 1994 | 5.93 | — |
| 1989 | 4.82 | +0.39 pp |
| 1988 | 4.43 | +0.51 pp |
| 1987 | 3.92 | +0.49 pp |
| 1986 | 3.43 | −0.12 pp |
| 1985 | 3.55 | −0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 4.05 | — |
| 1982 | 4.53 | +0.09 pp |
| 1981 | 4.44 | +0.21 pp |
| 1980 | 4.23 | −0.24 pp |
| 1979 | 4.47 | −0.06 pp |
| 1978 | 4.53 | +0.08 pp |
| 1977 | 4.45 | −1 pp |
| 1976 | 5.45 | +0.29 pp |
| 1975 | 5.17 | +0.42 pp |
| 1974 | 4.75 | −0.01 pp |
| 1973 | 4.75 | — |
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 Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.
