Government spending on education, share of GDP in Russia

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Russia was 4.2% of GDP in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 0.1 pts from 2022. That is the 83rd highest of 163 countries in 2022.

2023, % of GDP4.2
Change on 2022+0.1 pts
Rank83rd of 163Countries ranked
Series high4.72017
Series low2.92000

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Russia, 2000 to 2023

2.533.544.552000200420102014201820232000: 2.9 % of GDP2001: 3.1 % of GDP2002: 3.8 % of GDP2003: 3.7 % of GDP2004: 3.5 % of GDP2005: 3.8 % of GDP2006: 3.9 % of GDP2008: 4.1 % of GDP2010: 4.1 % of GDP2011: 3.7 % of GDP2012: 3.8 % of GDP2013: 3.8 % of GDP2014: 4 % of GDP2015: 3.8 % of GDP2016: 3.8 % of GDP2017: 4.7 % of GDP2018: 4.7 % of GDP2019: 3.7 % of GDP2020: 4 % of GDP2021: 4 % of GDP2022: 4.1 % of GDP2023: 4.2 % 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
20234.2
20224.1
20214
20204
20193.7
20184.7
20174.7
20163.8
20153.8
20144
20133.8
20123.8
20113.7
20104.1
20084.1
20063.9
20053.8
20043.5
20033.7
20023.8
20013.1
20002.9

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 Russia?

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Russia was 4.2% of GDP in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 0.1 pts from 2022. That is the 83rd 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 Russia?

4.7% of GDP in 2017, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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