# Education expenditure % GDP — Colombia
> Latest: 5.26% (2020). Change: +0.8 pp vs 2019.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1979–2020
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- 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/COL
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2016 | 4.48% |
| 2017 | 4.54% |
| 2018 | 4.45% |
| 2019 | 4.51% |
| 2020 | 5.26% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2020). Education expenditure % GDP — Colombia [Data set]. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/education-expenditure-percent-gdp/COL. 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)