Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Western Asia in 2022 — 4.2%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 2.15 pp.
2001–2022 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| 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 | — |
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.
What part of government spending a country devotes to education.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.