Education expenditure (% of GDP) in upper-middle-income countries in 2023 — 3.8%. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 1.1 pp.
2010–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.8 | −0.07 pp |
| 2022 | 3.88 | −0.16 pp |
| 2021 | 4.04 | −0.34 pp |
| 2020 | 4.38 | +0.07 pp |
| 2019 | 4.31 | −0.04 pp |
| 2018 | 4.35 | −0.22 pp |
| 2017 | 4.57 | −0.14 pp |
| 2016 | 4.7 | −0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 5.01 | +0.03 pp |
| 2014 | 4.98 | +0.08 pp |
| 2013 | 4.9 | −0.11 pp |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.06 pp |
| 2011 | 4.94 | +0.03 pp |
| 2010 | 4.9 | — |
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.