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Government spending on education, share of GDP in Puerto Rico

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Puerto Rico was 4.3% of GDP in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 87th highest of 163 countries in 2022.

2024, % of GDP4.3
Change on 20230 pts
Rank87th of 163Countries ranked
Series high7.31974
Series low2.62018

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Puerto Rico, 1971 to 2024

234567819711974197720142017202020241971: 7.3 % of GDP1972: 7.2 % of GDP1973: 6.5 % of GDP1974: 7.3 % of GDP1975: 6.2 % of GDP1976: 7.1 % of GDP1977: 6.4 % of GDP1978: 6.7 % of GDP2013: 6.5 % of GDP2014: 6.1 % of GDP2015: 3.3 % of GDP2016: 2.8 % of GDP2017: 2.7 % of GDP2018: 2.6 % of GDP2019: 3.3 % of GDP2020: 4.3 % of GDP2021: 3.7 % of GDP2022: 3.9 % of GDP2023: 4.3 % of GDP2024: 4.3 % 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 20 values
Period% of GDP
20244.3
20234.3
20223.9
20213.7
20204.3
20193.3
20182.6
20172.7
20162.8
20153.3
20146.1
20136.5
19786.7
19776.4
19767.1
19756.2
19747.3
19736.5
19727.2
19717.3

Rankings

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 Puerto Rico?

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Puerto Rico was 4.3% of GDP in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 87th 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 Puerto Rico?

7.3% of GDP in 1974, the highest value since 1971 in this series.

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