# Education expenditure % GDP — LCA
> Latest: 3.85% (2024). Change: +1.1 pp vs 2023.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1982–2024
- 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/LCA
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2020 | 3.62% |
| 2021 | 5.86% |
| 2022 | 4.64% |
| 2023 | 2.74% |
| 2024 | 3.85% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2024). Education expenditure % GDP — LCA [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/education-expenditure-percent-gdp/LCA. 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)