Guyana Education Spending 1999-2024

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.
  • Guyana education spending for 2018 was 16.11%, a 1.63% decline from 2017.
  • Guyana education spending for 2017 was 17.74%, a 1.09% decline from 2016.
  • Guyana education spending for 2016 was 18.83%, a 0.89% increase from 2015.
  • Guyana education spending for 2015 was 17.94%, a 0.92% decline from 2014.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Namibia 24.78%
Belize 22.15%
Marshall Islands 21.70%
Botswana 21.32%
Iran 21.15%
Malaysia 20.70%
South Africa 20.29%
Dominican Republic 19.49%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.43%
Jamaica 18.58%
Guatemala 18.27%
Kazakhstan 17.90%
Peru 17.13%
Mexico 16.58%
Guyana 16.11%
Mauritius 15.42%
Algeria 14.95%
Fiji 14.94%
Samoa 14.85%
Suriname 14.72%
Gabon 14.62%
Ecuador 14.55%
Thailand 14.53%
St. Lucia 14.31%
Belarus 13.26%
Colombia 12.84%
Brazil 12.82%
Cuba 12.66%
China 11.45%
Maldives 11.39%
Tonga 11.28%
Albania 10.97%
Turkey 10.74%
Grenada 10.08%
Russia 10.05%
Jordan 9.83%
Nauru 9.61%
Bulgaria 9.54%
Romania 9.10%
Armenia 8.99%
Serbia 8.80%
Azerbaijan 8.45%
Dominica 8.45%
Lebanon 8.05%
Guyana Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2018 16.11% -1.63%
2017 17.74% -1.09%
2016 18.83% 0.89%
2015 17.94% -0.92%
2014 18.86% 8.68%
2012 10.18% -1.64%
2011 11.82% -0.14%
2010 11.97% 1.63%
2009 10.34% -1.19%
2007 11.53% -1.96%
2006 13.48% -0.34%
2005 13.82% 2.74%
2004 11.08% -2.73%
2003 13.81% -3.09%
2002 16.90% 0.34%
2001 16.56% -1.10%
2000 17.66% -5.03%
1999 22.69% -5.03%