Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Europe

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Eastern Europe in 2022 — 4.09%. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 0.91 pp.

2022 4.09% −0.16 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 5.01%1996
Period minimum 3.83%2000

Trend over time

1996–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Europe, 1996–20223.544.555.519961999200220052008201120142017202020221996: 5.01%1999: 4.33%2000: 3.83%2001: 3.98%2002: 4.39%2003: 4.37%2004: 4.22%2005: 4.35%2006: 4.4%2007: 4.66%2008: 4.39%2009: 4.8%2010: 4.27%2011: 4.04%2012: 4.08%2013: 4.1%2014: 4.23%2015: 4.23%2016: 4.12%2017: 4.48%2018: 4.51%2019: 4.08%2020: 4.31%2021: 4.26%2022: 4.09%
Change over the period: −0.91 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Eastern Europe 4.09%
World 3.86%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.09 −0.16 pp
2021 4.26 −0.05 pp
2020 4.31 +0.24 pp
2019 4.08 −0.44 pp
2018 4.51 +0.03 pp
2017 4.48 +0.35 pp
2016 4.12 −0.11 pp
2015 4.23 +0 pp
2014 4.23 +0.12 pp
2013 4.1 +0.02 pp
2012 4.08 +0.05 pp
2011 4.04 −0.24 pp
2010 4.27 −0.53 pp
2009 4.8 +0.42 pp
2008 4.39 −0.27 pp
2007 4.66 +0.26 pp
2006 4.4 +0.05 pp
2005 4.35 +0.12 pp
2004 4.22 −0.14 pp
2003 4.37 −0.02 pp
2002 4.39 +0.41 pp
2001 3.98 +0.15 pp
2000 3.83 −0.5 pp
1999 4.33
1996 5.01

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.