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China
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#55out of 121 countries
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Historical trend

3.93.32.62.01.4197119972023China · 2023: 3.90%China

Analytical takeaways

  • China records 3.90% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2023, ranking #55 globally out of 121 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 1.39% in 1971 to 3.90% in 2023, a gain of 2.51%.
  • 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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