# Education expenditure % GDP — BWA
> Latest: 8.06% (2020). Change: -0.3 pp vs 2019.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1971–2020
- 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/BWA
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2016 | 8.74% |
| 2017 | 7.81% |
| 2018 | 7.91% |
| 2019 | 8.4% |
| 2020 | 8.06% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2020). Education expenditure % GDP — BWA [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/education-expenditure-percent-gdp/BWA. 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)