Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) rose 8.21% to 13.8% in the World in 2022

Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) (%), 2022
Education | World | September 1, 2025
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Public spending on education as a share of government expenditure rose 8.21% to 13.8% in the World in 2022, according to World Bank.

Historically, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in the World reached an all time high of 14.6% in 2002 and an all time low of 12.8% in 2021.

World has been ranked th within the group of 97 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of government expenditure.

Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Austria % 9.78% 9.82% 9.81% 9.88% 8.95%
Belgium % 11.7% 12.0% 11.9% 11.8% 11.1% ...
Canada % ... ... ... 12.7% 12.9% 12.9% 12.7% 9.88%
China % ... ... ... 12.3% 12.2% 11.5% 11.2% 10.5%
France % 9.54% 9.55% 9.57% 9.48% 8.82% ...
Germany % 9.48% 9.48% 9.64% 9.73% 9.30%
India % ... ... ... 17.2% 13.5% 13.1% 15.0% 15.0%
Japan % 8.20% 8.15% 8.13% 8.15% 7.29%
Mexico % 17.9% 17.6% 16.6% ... 16.2% ...
Poland % 12.1% 11.9% 12.0% 12.0% 10.6% ...
Russia % ... 9.59% 9.50% 10.0% 9.29% 8.94% ... ...
South Korea % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14.3% 14.3% 14.3% 13.8% ... ... ...
USA % 16.0% 15.9% 15.8% 15.5% 12.7% ... ...
World % 14.0% 14.3% 14.5% 13.8% 12.8%