Government spending on education, share of GDP in India
Government spending on education, share of GDP in India was 4.1% of GDP in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.5 pts from 2021. That is the 80th highest of 163 countries in 2022.
Government spending on education, share of GDP in India, 1997 to 2022
All 22 values
| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 4.3 |
| 2015 | 4.1 |
| 2014 | 3.9 |
| 2013 | 3.8 |
| 2012 | 3.9 |
| 2011 | 3.8 |
| 2010 | 3.4 |
| 2009 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | 3.2 |
| 2004 | 3.4 |
| 2003 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | 4.4 |
| 1998 | 3.6 |
| 1997 | 3.4 |
Rankings
- Countries by government spending on education, share of GDP
- EU countries by government spending on education, share of GDP
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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Government spending on education, share of GDP in India was 4.1% of GDP in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.5 pts from 2021. That is the 80th highest of 163 countries in 2022.
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What was the highest government spending on education, share of GDP in India?
4.6% of GDP in 2021, the highest value since 1997 in this series.