Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Asia

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Eastern Asia in 2017 — 3.37%. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 0.35 pp.

2017 3.37% −0 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 3.53%2015
Period minimum 3.02%1998

Trend over time

1998–2017 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Asia, 1998–201733.23.43.6199820002002200420062008201020122014201620171998: 3.02%1999: 3.1%2015: 3.53%2016: 3.37%2017: 3.37%
Change over the period: +0.35 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

Eastern Asia 3.37%
World 4.09%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 3.37 −0 pp
2016 3.37 −0.16 pp
2015 3.53
1999 3.1 +0.08 pp
1998 3.02

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.