Sri Lanka Education Spending 1991-2023

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
  • Sri Lanka education spending for 2019 was 9.90%, a 1.43% decline from 2018.
  • Sri Lanka education spending for 2018 was 11.33%, a 3.17% decline from 2017.
  • Sri Lanka education spending for 2017 was 14.50%, a 3.23% decline from 2016.
  • Sri Lanka education spending for 2016 was 17.73%, a 6.78% increase from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Mongolia 38.11%
Solomon Islands 30.06%
Uzbekistan 25.59%
Nicaragua 23.95%
Bhutan 20.38%
Honduras 20.12%
Moldova 19.46%
Cambodia 18.94%
Kenya 18.52%
Eswatini 18.51%
Philippines 18.14%
Micronesia 18.11%
Republic of Congo 17.93%
West Bank and Gaza 17.71%
Sao Tome and Principe 17.59%
Indonesia 17.35%
India 16.73%
Kyrgyz Republic 16.47%
Morocco 15.47%
Zambia 15.29%
Cabo Verde 15.15%
Cameroon 14.09%
Vietnam 14.03%
Bolivia 13.52%
Georgia 13.36%
Ukraine 13.16%
Lesotho 13.14%
El Salvador 12.45%
Kiribati 12.39%
Egypt 11.64%
Lao PDR 11.62%
Pakistan 11.59%
Bangladesh 11.33%
Myanmar 10.56%
Mauritania 10.23%
Sri Lanka 9.90%
Papua New Guinea 7.82%
Timor-Leste 6.87%
Angola 6.05%
Nigeria 5.86%
Vanuatu 5.59%
Sri Lanka Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2019 9.90% -1.43%
2018 11.33% -3.17%
2017 14.50% -3.23%
2016 17.73% 6.78%
2015 10.95% 0.13%
2014 10.82% 1.40%
2013 9.42% 1.03%
2012 8.39% -0.72%
2011 9.11% 0.50%
2010 8.61% 0.33%
2009 8.27% -1.98%
2008 10.25% -0.61%
2007 10.86% -0.18%
2006 11.04% 0.14%
2005 10.90% -0.77%
1998 11.67% -1.03%
1996 12.69% 1.13%
1995 11.57% -1.14%
1994 12.71% 1.83%
1991 10.88% 1.83%