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Ukraine — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Ukraine, 1970–2021.
Latest value · 2021
5.14%
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) · % of GDP · +12.4% since 1970
Education spending for Ukraine was 5.14% in 2021, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 1970 to 2021. The highest recorded value was 7.05% in 2009. The lowest was 3.62% in 1999 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.23% per year.
Ukraine ranks 53 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 31%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Ukraine sits above it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 27% since. Over the last decade (2011–2021) the figure moved down 13%.
Key figures
Latest (2021)
5.14%
First (1970)
4.57%
Change
+12.4%
Highest
7.05%
in 2009
Lowest
3.62%
in 1999
Average
5.40%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.23%
Years of data
25
Recent years
| Year | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.14% |
| 2020 | 5.38% |
| 2019 | 5.44% |
| 2018 | 5.32% |
| 2017 | 5.42% |
| 2016 | 5.01% |
| 2015 | 5.34% |
| 2014 | 5.87% |
| 2013 | 6.42% |
| 2012 | 6.44% |
| 2011 | 5.94% |
| 2009 | 7.05% |
Reading this correctly. Total general government expenditure on education, expressed as a percentage of GDP. Includes both current and capital spending. Figures are in % of GDP. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.