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United Arab Emirates
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Global rank#100out of 168 countries
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Historical trend

4.04.03.93.93.9201920202021United Arab Emirates · 2021: 3.89%United Arab Emirates

Analytical takeaways

  • United Arab Emirates records 3.89% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2021, ranking #100 globally out of 168 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 3.86% in 2019 to 3.89% in 2021, a gain of 0.03%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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