Education Spending (QoG)
Education Spending. Quality of Government Institute (University of Gothenburg), 2016–2023.
Source: Quality of Government Institute (University of Gothenburg) Licence: Open — academic use Unit: % of GDP Parsed: 2026-06-28 Open source ↗
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Avg (2023)
2.8
-0.30pp vs 2022
Improving
12
of 161 tracked
Declining
63
period over period
Stable
79
±0.5pp band
Education Spending
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2016–2023.
South AsiaEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAmericasEast Asia & Pacific
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 7.3 | +7.3pp |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 5.2 | +5.2pp |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 5.1 | +5.1pp |
| 🇨🇳 China | 4 | +4.0pp |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 3.7 | +3.7pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | 0 | -9.4pp |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | 0 | -8.4pp |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 0 | -7.7pp |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 0 | -7.3pp |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0 | -7.3pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Middle East & North Africa -0.10pp
Sub-Saharan Africa -0.10pp
South Asia -0.20pp
East Asia & Pacific -0.30pp
Europe & Central Asia -0.50pp
Americas -0.50pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Asia & Pacific | 20 | 5 | -0.30pp |
| Middle East & North Africa | 9 | 4.2 | -0.10pp |
| Europe & Central Asia | 16 | 4 | -0.50pp |
| Americas | 26 | 3.8 | -0.50pp |
| South Asia | 6 | 3.5 | -0.20pp |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 35 | 3.5 | -0.10pp |
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