Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — South-Eastern Asia

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in South-Eastern Asia in 2023 — 2.2%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.27 pp.

2023 2.2% +0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 4.46%2000
Period minimum 2.18%2022

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — South-Eastern Asia, 2000–202323452000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.46%2001: 4.06%2002: 3.95%2004: 3.64%2007: 3.27%2008: 3.25%2009: 3.8%2010: 3.37%2011: 3.78%2012: 3.97%2013: 3.84%2014: 3.55%2015: 3.6%2016: 2.77%2017: 2.68%2018: 2.59%2019: 2.42%2020: 2.51%2021: 2.49%2022: 2.18%2023: 2.2%
Change over the period: −2.27 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

South-Eastern Asia 2.2%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.2 +0.01 pp
2022 2.18 −0.31 pp
2021 2.49 −0.01 pp
2020 2.51 +0.09 pp
2019 2.42 −0.17 pp
2018 2.59 −0.09 pp
2017 2.68 −0.08 pp
2016 2.77 −0.84 pp
2015 3.6 +0.06 pp
2014 3.55 −0.3 pp
2013 3.84 −0.13 pp
2012 3.97 +0.19 pp
2011 3.78 +0.4 pp
2010 3.37 −0.43 pp
2009 3.8 +0.55 pp
2008 3.25 −0.02 pp
2007 3.27
2004 3.64
2002 3.95 −0.12 pp
2001 4.06 −0.4 pp
2000 4.46

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.