Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Suriname

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Suriname in 2023 — 2.87%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 121. Since 2015, the indicator has fallen by 2.67 pp.

2023 2.87% −0.57 pp vs 2022
World rank 86of 121
Period maximum 6.78%2019
Period minimum 2.87%2023

Trend over time

2015–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Suriname, 2015–20232345672015201620172018201920202021202220232015: 5.53%2016: 5.64%2017: 5.46%2018: 4.92%2019: 6.78%2020: 4.58%2021: 4.13%2022: 3.43%2023: 2.87%
Change over the period: −2.67 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Suriname 2.87%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.87 −0.57 pp
2022 3.43 −0.7 pp
2021 4.13 −0.45 pp
2020 4.58 −2.19 pp
2019 6.78 +1.86 pp
2018 4.92 −0.54 pp
2017 5.46 −0.18 pp
2016 5.64 +0.11 pp
2015 5.53

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.