Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Pakistan

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Pakistan in 2023 — 1.95%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 121. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 0.29 pp.

2023 1.95% −0.03 pp vs 2022
World rank 105of 121
Period maximum 3.02%1997
Period minimum 1.44%2004

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Pakistan, 1971–202311.522.533.519711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 1.65%1972: 1.57%1973: 1.83%1974: 1.88%1975: 1.98%1976: 2.24%1977: 2.15%1978: 2.2%1979: 2.2%1980: 2.13%1981: 1.97%1982: 2.01%1983: 2%1984: 2.07%1985: 2.44%1986: 2.68%1987: 2.98%1989: 2.36%1990: 2.52%1991: 2.57%1992: 2.55%1993: 2.39%1994: 2.59%1995: 2.8%1996: 2.81%1997: 3.02%1999: 2.61%2000: 1.84%2004: 1.44%2005: 1.67%2006: 1.98%2007: 2.23%2008: 2.27%2009: 2.18%2010: 2.05%2011: 2%2012: 1.98%2013: 2.24%2014: 2.2%2015: 2.39%2016: 2.67%2017: 2.58%2018: 2.33%2019: 2.21%2020: 2.06%2021: 1.69%2022: 1.97%2023: 1.95%
Change over the period: +0.29 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Pakistan 1.95%
World 3.57%
South Asia 2.16%
Southern Asia computed 2.39%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.95 −0.03 pp
2022 1.97 +0.29 pp
2021 1.69 −0.37 pp
2020 2.06 −0.16 pp
2019 2.21 −0.12 pp
2018 2.33 −0.24 pp
2017 2.58 −0.09 pp
2016 2.67 +0.28 pp
2015 2.39 +0.18 pp
2014 2.2 −0.03 pp
2013 2.24 +0.26 pp
2012 1.98 −0.02 pp
2011 2 −0.05 pp
2010 2.05 −0.13 pp
2009 2.18 −0.09 pp
2008 2.27 +0.04 pp
2007 2.23 +0.25 pp
2006 1.98 +0.31 pp
2005 1.67 +0.23 pp
2004 1.44
2000 1.84 −0.77 pp
1999 2.61
1997 3.02 +0.21 pp
1996 2.81 +0.02 pp
1995 2.8 +0.21 pp
1994 2.59 +0.2 pp
1993 2.39 −0.16 pp
1992 2.55 −0.02 pp
1991 2.57 +0.05 pp
1990 2.52 +0.15 pp
1989 2.36
1987 2.98 +0.3 pp
1986 2.68 +0.24 pp
1985 2.44 +0.37 pp
1984 2.07 +0.07 pp
1983 2 −0.02 pp
1982 2.01 +0.04 pp
1981 1.97 −0.16 pp
1980 2.13 −0.07 pp
1979 2.2 −0.01 pp
1978 2.2 +0.05 pp
1977 2.15 −0.09 pp
1976 2.24 +0.26 pp
1975 1.98 +0.1 pp
1974 1.88 +0.05 pp
1973 1.83 +0.26 pp
1972 1.57 −0.09 pp
1971 1.65

Southern Asia, 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.