Government spending on education, share of GDP in Saudi Arabia
Government spending on education, share of GDP in Saudi Arabia was 4.5% of GDP in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Government spending on education, share of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 1981 to 2023
All 23 values
| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 7.6 |
| 2001 | 7.7 |
| 2000 | 5.9 |
| 1999 | 7.1 |
| 1998 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 4.4 |
| 1996 | 4.9 |
| 1995 | 5.7 |
| 1994 | 6.3 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1992 | 5.1 |
| 1991 | 5.8 |
| 1986 | 6.3 |
| 1984 | 6.1 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1982 | 4.1 |
| 1981 | 3.9 |
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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What is the government spending on education, share of GDP in Saudi Arabia?
Government spending on education, share of GDP in Saudi Arabia was 4.5% of GDP in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
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What was the highest government spending on education, share of GDP in Saudi Arabia?
8.3% of GDP in 1998, the highest value since 1981 in this series.