Government spending on education, share of GDP in Palestine
Government spending on education, share of GDP in Palestine was 5.4% of GDP in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Government spending on education, share of GDP in Palestine, 2010 to 2021
All 8 values
| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4.7 |
| 2013 | 4.9 |
| 2012 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 6.2 |
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.Citation styles
APA 7
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2026). Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS) (Government spending on education, share of GDP, Palestine, 2010 to 2021) [Data set]. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
MLA 9
Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS), Government spending on education, share of GDP, Palestine, 2010 to 2021. UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. World Bank, World Development Indicators, https://data.worldbank.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/education-spending-gdp/palestine. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 2026. Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS). Government spending on education, share of GDP, Palestine, 2010 to 2021. Dataset. Distributed by World Bank, World Development Indicators. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/education-spending-gdp/palestine.
Harvard
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS), Government spending on education, share of GDP, Palestine, 2010 to 2021 [Dataset]. Via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/education-spending-gdp/palestine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{unesco_government_spending_on_education_2021,
author = {{UNESCO Institute for Statistics}},
title = {{Government expenditure on education, total, \% of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS): Government spending on education, share of GDP, Palestine, 2010 to 2021}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
publisher = {World Bank, World Development Indicators},
url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Retrieved through World Bank, World Development Indicators (https://data.worldbank.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/education-spending-gdp/palestine. Publisher attribution: 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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Government spending on education, share of GDP in Palestine was 5.4% of GDP in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
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6.2% of GDP in 2010, the highest value since 2010 in this series.