Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Western Asia

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Western Asia in 2022 — 4.2%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 2.15 pp.

2022 4.2% −0.31 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 6.35%2001
Period minimum 4.2%2022

Trend over time

2001–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Western Asia, 2001–20224567200120042007201020132016201920222001: 6.35%2002: 6.31%2004: 5.54%2006: 5.12%2008: 4.8%2011: 4.24%2013: 4.38%2016: 4.77%2017: 4.57%2019: 4.5%2020: 4.64%2021: 4.5%2022: 4.2%
Change over the period: −2.15 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Western Asia 4.2%
World 3.86%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.2 −0.31 pp
2021 4.5 −0.13 pp
2020 4.64 +0.13 pp
2019 4.5
2017 4.57 −0.2 pp
2016 4.77
2013 4.38
2011 4.24
2008 4.8
2006 5.12
2004 5.54
2002 6.31 −0.03 pp
2001 6.35

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.