Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Seychelles

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in the Seychelles in 2023 — 4.45%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 121. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 0.27 pp.

2023 4.45% +0.8 pp vs 2022
World rank 41of 121
Period maximum 11.31%1984
Period minimum 2.54%2012

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Seychelles, 1970–202305101519701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 4.19%1971: 4.07%1972: 4.25%1974: 4.28%1975: 4.35%1976: 4.75%1984: 11.31%1985: 9.62%1986: 9.13%1988: 7.79%1989: 7.73%1994: 8.48%1995: 7.24%1996: 7.31%1998: 5.63%1999: 4.94%2002: 4.88%2003: 5.05%2006: 4.48%2011: 3.63%2012: 2.54%2013: 3.62%2014: 3.95%2015: 4.91%2016: 4.02%2017: 3.35%2018: 3.59%2019: 3.56%2020: 4.19%2021: 4.87%2022: 3.66%2023: 4.45%
Change over the period: +0.27 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Seychelles 4.45%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.45 +0.8 pp
2022 3.66 −1.21 pp
2021 4.87 +0.68 pp
2020 4.19 +0.63 pp
2019 3.56 −0.04 pp
2018 3.59 +0.25 pp
2017 3.35 −0.68 pp
2016 4.02 −0.89 pp
2015 4.91 +0.96 pp
2014 3.95 +0.33 pp
2013 3.62 +1.08 pp
2012 2.54 −1.09 pp
2011 3.63
2006 4.48
2003 5.05 +0.17 pp
2002 4.88
1999 4.94 −0.69 pp
1998 5.63
1996 7.31 +0.07 pp
1995 7.24 −1.24 pp
1994 8.48
1989 7.73 −0.06 pp
1988 7.79
1986 9.13 −0.49 pp
1985 9.62 −1.69 pp
1984 11.31
1976 4.75 +0.4 pp
1975 4.35 +0.06 pp
1974 4.28
1972 4.25 +0.18 pp
1971 4.07 −0.12 pp
1970 4.19

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.