St. Kitts and Nevis — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for St. Kitts and Nevis, 1985–2023.
Education spending for St. Kitts and Nevis was 3.50% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 30 years, from 1985 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 4.74% in 2000. The lowest was 2.00% in 1991 (about 1.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.33% per year.
St. Kitts and Nevis ranks 117 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 68%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so St. Kitts and Nevis sits below it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 26% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 7%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 26 of 36 economies; El Salvador (3.32%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 56% in 1998. That is 16% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 29th of 55 in 1985 → 40th of 116 in 2000 → 110th of 130 in 2010 → 127th of 157 in 2020 → 62nd of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1985 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.56% | +0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 2.78% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 3.11% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 2.73% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 3.04% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 2.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 3% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 2.55% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 2.85% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 3.26% | +0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 2.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 2.55% | -1.6 pp |
| 2007 | 4.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 4.06% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 3.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 3.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 3.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.92% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 4.42% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 4.74% | +1.4 pp |
| 1999 | 3.32% | -0.7 pp |
| 1998 | 4.02% | +1.4 pp |
| 1995 | 2.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 2% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 2.64% | -1.3 pp |
| 1985 | 3.97% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Kitts and Nevis’s Education spending in 1987?
2.64% (1987). 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 St. Kitts and Nevis’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1985 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -11.8% in total — about 0.3% 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: 3.5%; 2022: 3.56%; 2021: 2.78%; 2020: 3.11%; 2019: 2.73%. 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.