Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Papua New Guinea in 2023 — 0.78%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 121. Since 1972, the indicator has fallen by 4.47 pp.

2023 0.78% +0.14 pp vs 2022
World rank 118of 121
Period maximum 7.39%1977
Period minimum 0.64%2022

Trend over time

1972–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea, 1972–20230246819721978198419901996200220082014202020231972: 5.25%1977: 7.39%2015: 1.63%2016: 0.85%2017: 1.96%2018: 1.87%2019: 0.76%2020: 0.9%2021: 0.71%2022: 0.64%2023: 0.78%
Change over the period: −4.47 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 0.78%
World 3.57%
Melanesia computed 1.77%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.78 +0.14 pp
2022 0.64 −0.07 pp
2021 0.71 −0.18 pp
2020 0.9 +0.14 pp
2019 0.76 −1.11 pp
2018 1.87 −0.09 pp
2017 1.96 +1.11 pp
2016 0.85 −0.77 pp
2015 1.63
1977 7.39
1972 5.25

Melanesia, 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.