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Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023 — 3.5%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 121. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 0.47 pp.

2023 3.5% −0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 67of 121
Period maximum 4.74%2000
Period minimum 2%1991

Trend over time

1985–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1985–202312345198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 3.97%1987: 2.64%1989: 2.2%1991: 2%1992: 2.3%1995: 2.58%1998: 4.02%1999: 3.32%2000: 4.74%2001: 4.42%2002: 3.92%2003: 3.79%2004: 3.97%2005: 3.83%2006: 4.06%2007: 4.19%2010: 2.55%2011: 2.5%2012: 2.49%2013: 3.26%2014: 2.85%2015: 2.55%2016: 3%2017: 2.77%2018: 3.04%2019: 2.73%2020: 3.11%2021: 2.78%2022: 3.56%2023: 3.5%
Change over the period: −0.47 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.5%
World 3.57%
Latin America & Caribbean 3.82%
Caribbean computed 3.78%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.5 −0.06 pp
2022 3.56 +0.77 pp
2021 2.78 −0.32 pp
2020 3.11 +0.38 pp
2019 2.73 −0.31 pp
2018 3.04 +0.26 pp
2017 2.77 −0.23 pp
2016 3 +0.45 pp
2015 2.55 −0.3 pp
2014 2.85 −0.41 pp
2013 3.26 +0.77 pp
2012 2.49 −0.01 pp
2011 2.5 −0.05 pp
2010 2.55 —
2007 4.19 +0.13 pp
2006 4.06 +0.23 pp
2005 3.83 −0.14 pp
2004 3.97 +0.18 pp
2003 3.79 −0.13 pp
2002 3.92 −0.5 pp
2001 4.42 −0.32 pp
2000 4.74 +1.42 pp
1999 3.32 −0.7 pp
1998 4.02 —
1995 2.58 —
1992 2.3 +0.31 pp
1991 2 —
1989 2.2 —
1987 2.64 —
1985 3.97 —

Caribbean, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.46 JM Jamaica 5.65 CW Curaçao 5.3 GD Grenada 5.13 DM Dominica 4.69 PR Puerto Rico 4.27 SX Sint Maarten 3.92 BB Barbados 3.78 DO Dominican Republic 3.76 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.5 TT Trinidad and Tobago 3.23 VG British Virgin Islands 3.17 AG Antigua and Barbuda 3.11 LC Saint Lucia 2.74 BS Bahamas 2.74 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 2.69 KY Cayman Islands 1.57 HT Haiti 0.96
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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.

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