Government expenditure on education, total
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 203
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
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Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Detailed documentation is available at: https://api.uis.unesco.org/api/public/documentation/, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), date accessed: 2026-03-19, date published: 2026-02
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World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 2025 | 4.50 | percent |
| Philippines | 2025 | 3.97 | percent |
| Algeria | 2024 | 8.98 | percent |
| Bangladesh | 2024 | 2.03 | percent |
| Barbados | 2024 | 3.56 | percent |
| Belarus | 2024 | 5.05 | percent |
| Belize | 2024 | 4.62 | percent |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2024 | 7.54 | percent |
| Curaçao | 2024 | 5.44 | percent |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2024 | 3.61 | percent |
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