Government expenditure on education in Asia

32 countries in Asia, 2023. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
6.8 %
Kyrgyzstan
Median country
3.6 %
half above, half below
World
3.6 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
1.2 to 6.8
Laos - Kyrgyzstan

How to read it

Across 32 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Kyrgyzstan (6.8 %) and the lowest in Laos (1.2 %).

The median country is at 3.6 %: half are above, half below.

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.

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through… · via World Bank WDI (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS) · licence

Education spending over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Kyrgyzstan6.8
2Bhutan5.8
3Uzbekistan5.5
4Tajikistan5.4
5Timor-Leste5.2
6Maldives5.2
7Kuwait5.0
8Kazakhstan4.9
9Saudi Arabia4.5
10Nepal4.0
11China3.9
12Hong Kong3.8
13Georgia3.7
14Azerbaijan3.7
15Mongolia3.7
16Philippines3.6
17Jordan3.5
18Malaysia3.5
19Macao3.5
20Iran2.8
21Turkmenistan2.7
22Thailand2.5
23Armenia2.4
24Cambodia2.2
25Bangladesh2.2
26Singapore2.1
27Pakistan1.9
28Bahrain1.9
29Sri Lanka1.8
30Lebanon1.5
31Indonesia1.3
32Laos1.2
World Bank, WDI · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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