Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Melanesia

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Melanesia in 2023 — 1.77%. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 3.37 pp.

2023 1.77% +0.12 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 5.14%1998
Period minimum 1.55%2019

Trend over time

1998–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Melanesia, 1998–202302461998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 5.14%2008: 4.88%2009: 5%2015: 2.29%2016: 1.83%2017: 2.55%2018: 2.63%2019: 1.55%2020: 2.06%2021: 1.91%2022: 1.65%2023: 1.77%
Change over the period: −3.37 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Melanesia 1.77%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.77 +0.12 pp
2022 1.65 −0.26 pp
2021 1.91 −0.15 pp
2020 2.06 +0.51 pp
2019 1.55 −1.08 pp
2018 2.63 +0.08 pp
2017 2.55 +0.72 pp
2016 1.83 −0.47 pp
2015 2.29
2009 5 +0.12 pp
2008 4.88
1998 5.14

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.