Government spending on education, share of government spending in India
Government spending on education, share of government spending in India was 14.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.8 pts from 2021. That is the 65th highest of 156 countries in 2022.
Government spending on education, share of government spending in India, 1997 to 2022
All 22 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 14.2 |
| 2021 | 14.9 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14.8 |
| 2018 | 16.6 |
| 2017 | 15.8 |
| 2016 | 15.7 |
| 2015 | 15.7 |
| 2014 | 15.7 |
| 2013 | 14.1 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2011 | 13.6 |
| 2010 | 11.8 |
| 2009 | 11.2 |
| 2006 | 11.7 |
| 2005 | 11.2 |
| 2004 | 11.2 |
| 2003 | 12.4 |
| 2000 | 16.7 |
| 1999 | 17 |
| 1998 | 14.2 |
| 1997 | 13.3 |
Rankings
- Countries by government spending on education, share of government spending
- EU countries by government spending on education, share of government spending
Definition
General government expenditure on education as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors. Calculated and published by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
A share of the government budget, not of GDP; for that see education_expenditure_gdp. UIS divides by total government spending from IMF figures or, for some countries, from government budget documents, so a recent year can be revised. Countries only; UIS publishes no World figure.
How to cite
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Government expenditure on education, total, % of government expenditure (SE.XPD.TOTL.GB.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GB.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 government spending in India?
Government spending on education, share of government spending in India was 14.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.8 pts from 2021. That is the 65th highest of 156 countries in 2022.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Government expenditure on education, total, % of government expenditure (SE.XPD.TOTL.GB.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest government spending on education, share of government spending in India?
17% in 1999, the highest value since 1997 in this series.