Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Northern America

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Northern America in 2021 — 5.37%. Since 2015, the indicator has risen by 0.45 pp.

2021 5.37% +0.01 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 5.37%2021
Period minimum 4.78%2016

Trend over time

2015–2021 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Northern America, 2015–20214.64.855.25.420152016201720182019202020212015: 4.91%2016: 4.78%2017: 5.08%2018: 4.89%2019: 4.94%2020: 5.36%2021: 5.37%
Change over the period: +0.45 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Northern America 5.37%
World 4.2%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 5.37 +0.01 pp
2020 5.36 +0.42 pp
2019 4.94 +0.05 pp
2018 4.89 −0.19 pp
2017 5.08 +0.3 pp
2016 4.78 −0.13 pp
2015 4.91

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.