Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Central America

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Central America in 2023 — 3.63%. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 0.2 pp.

2023 3.63% −0.4 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 4.98%2014
Period minimum 3.41%1999

Trend over time

1995–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Central America, 1995–202333.544.5519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 3.43%1999: 3.41%2000: 3.82%2002: 4.23%2003: 4.78%2008: 4.55%2010: 4.9%2011: 4.82%2012: 4.88%2013: 4.53%2014: 4.98%2015: 4.96%2016: 4.7%2017: 4.4%2018: 4.2%2019: 4.39%2020: 4.53%2021: 4.25%2022: 4.04%2023: 3.63%
Change over the period: +0.2 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Central America 3.63%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.63 −0.4 pp
2022 4.04 −0.22 pp
2021 4.25 −0.28 pp
2020 4.53 +0.14 pp
2019 4.39 +0.2 pp
2018 4.2 −0.21 pp
2017 4.4 −0.29 pp
2016 4.7 −0.26 pp
2015 4.96 −0.02 pp
2014 4.98 +0.45 pp
2013 4.53 −0.34 pp
2012 4.88 +0.05 pp
2011 4.82 −0.08 pp
2010 4.9
2008 4.55
2003 4.78 +0.55 pp
2002 4.23
2000 3.82 +0.41 pp
1999 3.41
1995 3.43

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.