Government spending on education, share of GDP in Belize

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Belize was 4.6% of GDP in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 0.4 pts from 2023. That is the 64th highest of 163 countries in 2022.

2024, % of GDP4.6
Change on 2023+0.4 pts
Rank64th of 163Countries ranked
Series high6.12018
Series low3.72000

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Belize, 1999 to 2024

3.544.555.566.51999200420112015201920241999: 4 % of GDP2000: 3.7 % of GDP2001: 4.2 % of GDP2003: 3.9 % of GDP2004: 4 % of GDP2008: 4.3 % of GDP2009: 4.8 % of GDP2010: 5.2 % of GDP2011: 5.5 % of GDP2012: 5.5 % of GDP2013: 5.1 % of GDP2014: 5.1 % of GDP2015: 5.4 % of GDP2016: 5.7 % of GDP2017: 6 % of GDP2018: 6.1 % of GDP2019: 6 % of GDP2020: 5.2 % of GDP2021: 6 % of GDP2022: 4.6 % of GDP2023: 4.2 % of GDP2024: 4.6 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 22 values
Period% of GDP
20244.6
20234.2
20224.6
20216
20205.2
20196
20186.1
20176
20165.7
20155.4
20145.1
20135.1
20125.5
20115.5
20105.2
20094.8
20084.3
20044
20033.9
20014.2
20003.7
19994

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Definition

General government expenditure on education at all levels (current, capital and transfers), as a percentage of GDP. Includes spending funded by international transfers to government. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Government spending only: fees and other money paid by households and private bodies are left out, so countries where families pay a large share show lower values. For some countries UIS takes the figure from government budget documents, so a recent year can be revised when final accounts come in. Countries only; UIS publishes no World figure.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the government spending on education, share of GDP in Belize?

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Belize was 4.6% of GDP in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 0.4 pts from 2023. That is the 64th highest of 163 countries in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest government spending on education, share of GDP in Belize?

6.1% of GDP in 2018, the highest value since 1999 in this series.

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