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United Kingdom: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure

10.64percent · 2022-13.1% since 2012

Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (IMF calculation). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator XGOVEXP.IMFCALC. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022.

20002022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202210.644
202111.055
202010.441
201911.992
201812.081
201712.246
201612.211
201512.259
201412.332
201312.095
201212.25
201112.701
201013.22
200913.135
200813.031
200713.79
200613.76
200513.377
200413.885
200314.477
200214.734
200113.614
200013.257

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). Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-xgovexp-imfcalc (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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