# Education expenditure % GDP — ECS
> Latest: 4.57% (2022). Change: -0.1 pp vs 2021.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1993–2022
- 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/ECS
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2018 | 4.64% |
| 2019 | 4.61% |
| 2020 | 4.86% |
| 2021 | 4.71% |
| 2022 | 4.57% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2022). Education expenditure % GDP — ECS [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/education-expenditure-percent-gdp/ECS. 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)