Tajikistan — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Tajikistan, 1993–2023.
Education spending for Tajikistan was 5.44% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1993 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 8.19% in 1993. The lowest was 2.04% in 1996 (about 2.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.35% per year.
Tajikistan ranks 35 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 20%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Tajikistan sits above it. It peaked in 1993 and has fallen 34% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 3%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 9 of 45 economies; Norway (5.43%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 75% in 1995. That is 2% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 2nd of 58 in 1993 → 101st of 116 in 2000 → 70th of 130 in 2010 → 56th of 157 in 2020 → 17th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1993 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +1.0 pp |
| 2021 | 4.38% | -0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 5.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 5.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 5.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 5.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 5.73% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 4.97% | -0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 5.59% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 5.29% | +1.3 pp |
| 2012 | 4.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 3.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 3.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.51% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 2.77% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 2.42% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 2.78% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 2.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.33% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 2.08% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 2.53% | +0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 2.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 2.07% | -6.1 pp |
| 1993 | 8.19% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tajikistan’s Education spending in 1995?
2.07% (1995). 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 Tajikistan’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1993 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -33.6% in total — about 1.4% 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: 5.44%; 2022: 5.4%; 2021: 4.38%; 2020: 5.14%; 2019: 5.48%. 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.