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Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2023 — 6.46%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 121. Since 1986, the indicator has risen by 2.03 pp.

2023 6.46% −0.62 pp vs 2022
World rank 10of 121
Period maximum 8.17%2003
Period minimum 4.03%1998

Trend over time

1986–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1986–20234681019861990199419982002200620102014201820221986: 4.43%1989: 4.47%1991: 4.87%1998: 4.03%1999: 5.75%2000: 7.33%2002: 7.39%2003: 8.17%2005: 6.03%2007: 5.44%2009: 5.38%2010: 4.81%2015: 4.96%2016: 5.45%2017: 5.38%2018: 5.22%2020: 5.46%2022: 7.08%2023: 6.46%
Change over the period: +2.03 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.46%
World 3.57%
Latin America & Caribbean 3.82%
Caribbean computed 3.78%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.8%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.46 −0.62 pp
2022 7.08 —
2020 5.46 —
2018 5.22 −0.16 pp
2017 5.38 −0.07 pp
2016 5.45 +0.5 pp
2015 4.96 —
2010 4.81 −0.57 pp
2009 5.38 —
2007 5.44 —
2005 6.03 —
2003 8.17 +0.79 pp
2002 7.39 —
2000 7.33 +1.58 pp
1999 5.75 +1.72 pp
1998 4.03 —
1991 4.87 —
1989 4.47 —
1986 4.43 —

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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