Public spending on education as a share of government expenditure fell 1.51% to 22.0% in Dominican Republic in 2023, according to World Bank.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in Dominican Republic reached an all time high of 25.9% in 2013 and an all time low of 10.7% in 2003.
Dominican Republic has been ranked 4th within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of government expenditure, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | 21.5% | 22.1% | 22.2% | 19.0% | 18.0% | |||||||||||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.7% | 9.88% | 11.1% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.9% | 15.0% | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | % | ... | ... | 12.2% | 11.5% | 11.2% | 10.5% | 10.9% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Cuba | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.2% | 16.7% | 16.0% | ... | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.2% | 19.5% | 20.0% | 20.6% | 19.6% | |||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.0% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 18.9% | 19.4% | ... | |||||||||||
| Haiti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.7% | 14.5% | 12.9% | 10.0% | 16.1% | |||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.7% | 23.2% | 20.1% | 24.3% | 24.6% | ... | ||||||
| Jamaica | % | ... | 18.4% | 18.6% | 17.3% | ... | 17.4% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 8.15% | 8.13% | 8.15% | 7.29% | 7.41% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 17.6% | 16.6% | ... | 16.2% | 15.9% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 15.9% | 15.8% | 15.5% | 12.7% | ... | ... | ... |
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