Antigua and Barbuda — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Antigua and Barbuda, 1999–2023.
Education spending for Antigua and Barbuda was 3.11% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 15 years, from 1999 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.36% in 2019. The lowest was 1.99% in 2015 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.86% per year.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 130 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 76%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so Antigua and Barbuda sits below it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 32%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 30 of 36 economies; Guatemala (3.08%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 48% in 2019. That is 23% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 81 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 95th of 111 in 1999 → 129th of 157 in 2020 → 73rd of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1999 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.11% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.51% | -0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 3.01% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 3.36% | +1.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 2.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.17% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 1.99% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 2.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 2.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 2.22% | -0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 3.08% | +0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 2.53% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Antigua and Barbuda’s Education spending in 2002?
3.08% (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 Antigua and Barbuda’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1999 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +23.0% in total — about 0.9% 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: 3.11%; 2022: 2.5%; 2021: 2.51%; 2020: 3.01%; 2019: 3.36%. 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.