A scatter plot showing the share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education for various countries in 2024, with countries colored by continent.

Scatter plot visualizing education spending data for countries globally.

Our World in Data Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education, 2024 General government spending on education (current, capital, and transfers) is shown as a percentage of total government spending across all sectors and as a percentage of GDP. Total across all levels of education 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% Total across all levels of education (% of GDP) Data source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2025) OurWorldinData.org/financing-education | CC BY North America South America Africa Europe Asia Oceania Costa Rica Dominican Republic Aruba DR Congo Ethiopia Cayman Islands Andorra Guinea Monaco Sierra Leone Bolivia Botswana Kyrgyzstan Bhutan Philippines Fiji Albania Angola Greece Barbados Dominica Algeria Croatia Austria Belgium Montserrat Namibia Vanuatu Micronesia (country) Cuba Tuvalu Kiribati