Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Samoa

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Samoa in 2024 — 5.46%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 40. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 1.44 pp.

2024 5.46% −0.65 pp vs 2023
World rank 11of 40
Period maximum 6.16%2022
Period minimum 3.63%2000

Trend over time

1999–2024 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Samoa, 1999–2024345671999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 4.02%2000: 3.63%2001: 3.98%2002: 3.94%2008: 5.12%2011: 4.77%2012: 4.89%2013: 4.61%2014: 5.41%2015: 4.42%2016: 3.98%2017: 4.19%2018: 4.47%2019: 4.58%2020: 4.5%2021: 5.22%2022: 6.16%2023: 6.11%2024: 5.46%
Change over the period: +1.44 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 5.46 −0.65 pp
2023 6.11 −0.05 pp
2022 6.16 +0.94 pp
2021 5.22 +0.71 pp
2020 4.5 −0.08 pp
2019 4.58 +0.11 pp
2018 4.47 +0.28 pp
2017 4.19 +0.21 pp
2016 3.98 −0.44 pp
2015 4.42 −0.99 pp
2014 5.41 +0.8 pp
2013 4.61 −0.28 pp
2012 4.89 +0.12 pp
2011 4.77
2008 5.12
2002 3.94 −0.04 pp
2001 3.98 +0.35 pp
2000 3.63 −0.39 pp
1999 4.02

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.