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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Government spending on education

Public spending on education as a share of GDP. It has sat below the 6% the country's own policy documents have named as the goal since 1968 — reported irregularly, so the line is uneven.

Latest
4.1
2022
Published by
World Bank / UNESCO
irregular

Government spending on education over time

3.0%3.5%4.0%4.5%5.0%199720012005200920132017202120224.1%
1997–2022 · 22 observations · % of GDP
View as table
PeriodGovernment spending on education
20224.1%
20214.6%
20204.3%
20193.9%
20184.4%
20174.3%
20164.3%
20154.1%
20143.9%
20133.8%
20123.9%
20113.8%
20103.4%
20093.3%
20063.1%
20053.2%
20043.4%
20033.6%
20004.3%
19994.4%
19983.6%
19973.4%

Compared with

South Africa
6.0%
Brazil
5.6%
United States
5.4%
Germany
5.2%
India
4.1%
China
3.9%
Nepal
3.7%
Japan
3.3%
Vietnam
2.9%
Bangladesh
2.0%
Pakistan
1.9%
Sri Lanka
1.8%
Indonesia
1.3%
Latest available year for each country · % of GDP

Source

World Bank / UNESCO — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS