Naoero — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Naoero, 2002–2023.
Education spending for Naoero was 5.78% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 12 years, from 2002 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 15.86% in 2002. The lowest was 4.25% in 2007 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.70% per year.
Naoero ranks 30 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 17%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 4.25%, so Naoero sits above it. It peaked in 2002 and has fallen 64% since. Over the last decade (2014–2023) the figure moved up 29%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 4 of 25 economies; Samoa (5.46%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 73% in 2007. That is 4% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 1st of 116 in 2002 → 27th of 157 in 2020 → 14th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2002 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 5.92% | +0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 5.16% | -0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 5.91% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 5.72% | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 5.05% | -1.2 pp |
| 2017 | 6.27% | +1.5 pp |
| 2016 | 4.82% | -1.4 pp |
| 2015 | 6.25% | +1.8 pp |
| 2014 | 4.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 4.25% | -11.6 pp |
| 2002 | 15.86% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Naoero’s Education spending in 2007?
4.25% (2007). 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 Naoero’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2002 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -63.6% in total — about 4.7% 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: 5.78%; 2022: 5.92%; 2021: 5.16%; 2020: 5.91%; 2019: 5.72%. 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.