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United Kingdom: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP

5.44percent · 2021-0.9% since 2010

Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator XGDP.FSGOV.FFNTR. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 2000 to 2021.

20002021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20215.44
20205.774
20195.069
20185.036
20175.215
20165.223
20155.398
20145.357
20135.315
20115.39
20105.487
20095.209
20084.55
20074.691
20064.729
20054.662
20044.505
20034.546
20024.437
20013.938
20003.808

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-xgdp-fsgov-ffntr (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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