Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Central Asia

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Central Asia in 2023 — 4.91%. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 0.82 pp.

2023 4.91% +0.29 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 4.91%2023
Period minimum 2.39%2004

Trend over time

1995–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Central Asia, 1995–2023234519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 4.08%1996: 3.92%1999: 3.8%2000: 3.23%2002: 3.1%2004: 2.39%2005: 2.41%2006: 2.75%2007: 2.97%2008: 2.74%2009: 3.22%2010: 3.67%2011: 3.72%2012: 3.88%2013: 4.13%2014: 4.17%2015: 3.81%2016: 4.1%2017: 3.42%2018: 3.32%2019: 3.83%2020: 4.44%2021: 4.3%2022: 4.62%2023: 4.91%
Change over the period: +0.82 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Central Asia 4.91%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.91 +0.29 pp
2022 4.62 +0.32 pp
2021 4.3 −0.13 pp
2020 4.44 +0.6 pp
2019 3.83 +0.51 pp
2018 3.32 −0.1 pp
2017 3.42 −0.67 pp
2016 4.1 +0.29 pp
2015 3.81 −0.36 pp
2014 4.17 +0.04 pp
2013 4.13 +0.25 pp
2012 3.88 +0.16 pp
2011 3.72 +0.05 pp
2010 3.67 +0.45 pp
2009 3.22 +0.48 pp
2008 2.74 −0.23 pp
2007 2.97 +0.23 pp
2006 2.75 +0.33 pp
2005 2.41 +0.03 pp
2004 2.39
2002 3.1
2000 3.23 −0.57 pp
1999 3.8
1996 3.92 −0.17 pp
1995 4.08

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.