# Education expenditure % GDP — BDI
> Latest: 4.5% (2025). Change: -0.4 pp vs 2021.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1979–2025
- Data updated: 2026-11-08
- Source: World Bank — SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/education-expenditure-percent-gdp/BDI
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2018 | 5.08% |
| 2019 | 5.35% |
| 2020 | 5.32% |
| 2021 | 4.87% |
| 2025 | 4.5% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Education expenditure % GDP — BDI [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/education-expenditure-percent-gdp/BDI. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)