Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Portugal

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Portugal in 2022 — 4.55%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 164. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 2.92 pp.

2022 4.55% −0.22 pp vs 2021
World rank 66of 164
Period maximum 5.56%2009
Period minimum 1.63%1973

Trend over time

1973–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Portugal, 1973–20220246197319781983198819931998200320082013201820221973: 1.63%1974: 1.94%1975: 3.06%1976: 3.08%1978: 2.9%1979: 2.7%1980: 3.07%1981: 3.19%1982: 3.33%1983: 3.23%1984: 3.14%1985: 3.26%1986: 3.05%1987: 3.16%1988: 3.39%1989: 3.48%1990: 3.57%1991: 4.07%1992: 4.34%1993: 4.84%1994: 4.67%1995: 4.61%1996: 5.07%1999: 5.05%2000: 5.16%2001: 5.34%2002: 5.26%2003: 5.28%2004: 5.05%2005: 5.07%2006: 4.91%2007: 4.92%2008: 4.7%2009: 5.56%2010: 5.4%2011: 5.12%2012: 4.94%2013: 5.27%2014: 5.12%2015: 4.89%2017: 5.03%2018: 4.68%2019: 4.63%2020: 4.86%2021: 4.77%2022: 4.55%
Change over the period: +2.92 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Portugal 4.55%
World 3.86%
Southern Europe computed 4.22%
High-income countries computed 4.91%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.55 −0.22 pp
2021 4.77 −0.09 pp
2020 4.86 +0.24 pp
2019 4.63 −0.05 pp
2018 4.68 −0.35 pp
2017 5.03
2015 4.89 −0.23 pp
2014 5.12 −0.15 pp
2013 5.27 +0.32 pp
2012 4.94 −0.17 pp
2011 5.12 −0.29 pp
2010 5.4 −0.16 pp
2009 5.56 +0.87 pp
2008 4.7 −0.23 pp
2007 4.92 +0.01 pp
2006 4.91 −0.17 pp
2005 5.07 +0.03 pp
2004 5.05 −0.24 pp
2003 5.28 +0.02 pp
2002 5.26 −0.08 pp
2001 5.34 +0.17 pp
2000 5.16 +0.12 pp
1999 5.05
1996 5.07 +0.45 pp
1995 4.61 −0.06 pp
1994 4.67 −0.17 pp
1993 4.84 +0.5 pp
1992 4.34 +0.27 pp
1991 4.07 +0.5 pp
1990 3.57 +0.09 pp
1989 3.48 +0.09 pp
1988 3.39 +0.23 pp
1987 3.16 +0.11 pp
1986 3.05 −0.21 pp
1985 3.26 +0.12 pp
1984 3.14 −0.09 pp
1983 3.23 −0.1 pp
1982 3.33 +0.14 pp
1981 3.19 +0.12 pp
1980 3.07 +0.37 pp
1979 2.7 −0.2 pp
1978 2.9
1976 3.08 +0.02 pp
1975 3.06 +1.13 pp
1974 1.94 +0.3 pp
1973 1.63

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.