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Belize
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#16out of 40 countries
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Historical trend

6.15.54.94.33.7199920122024Belize · 2024: 4.62%Belize

Analytical takeaways

  • Belize records 4.62% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #16 globally out of 40 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 4.03% in 1999 to 4.62% in 2024, a gain of 0.59%.
  • 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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