Andorra — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Andorra, 1997–2023.
Education spending for Andorra was 1.90% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 22 years, from 1997 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.71% in 1997. The lowest was 1.54% in 2004 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.55% per year.
Andorra ranks 161 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 94%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Andorra sits below it. It peaked in 1997 and has fallen 49% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 24%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 44 of 45 economies; Monaco (1.73%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 55% in 2002. That is 33% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 19th of 36 in 1997 → 95th of 130 in 2010 → 137th of 157 in 2020 → 96th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1997 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.9% | -0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 2.65% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 2.38% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 2.63% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 3.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 3.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 3.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 3.28% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 3.07% | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 2.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 2.57% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 2.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 2.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 3.14% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 2.87% | +0.8 pp |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.24% | +0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 1.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 1.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.66% | -2.1 pp |
| 1997 | 3.71% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Andorra’s Education spending in 2002?
1.66% (2002). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Andorra’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1997 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -48.9% in total — about 2.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 1.9%; 2022: 2.65%; 2021: 2.38%; 2020: 2.63%; 2019: 3.15%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.