Public spending on education as a share of GDP fell 21.7% to 5.85% in Bhutan in 2023, according to World Bank.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of GDP in Bhutan reached an all time high of 7.77% in 2012 and an all time low of 1.65% in 1972.
Bhutan has been ranked 10th within the group of 53 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of GDP, 37 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Spending on Education (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Bangladesh | % | ... | ... | 1.85% | 1.66% | 1.68% | 1.77% | 1.83% | ||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | ... | ... | ... | 6.23% | 5.74% | 4.51% | 5.54% | 6.60% | |||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | 4.11% | 4.02% | 4.06% | 4.23% | 3.99% | ... | |||||||||||||
| India | % | ... | ... | 4.31% | 4.38% | 3.90% | 4.04% | 4.64% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 3.13% | 3.08% | 3.16% | 3.31% | 3.34% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.17% | 1.99% | 2.00% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Nepal | % | 3.53% | 3.66% | 3.49% | 4.21% | 3.96% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | ... | 2.14% | 2.33% | 2.21% | 2.06% | 1.69% | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | 4.69% | 4.68% | 3.70% | 4.02% | 3.99% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | 2.59% | 1.99% | 1.93% | 1.56% | 1.51% | ||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 5.09% | 4.90% | 4.96% | 5.40% | 5.43% | ... | ... |
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