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Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
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#4out of 170 countries
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Historical trend

66.951.836.721.56.4197219962020Micronesia, Fed. Sts. · 2020: 11.56%Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

Analytical takeaways

  • Micronesia, Fed. Sts. records 11.56% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2020, ranking #4 globally out of 170 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) declined from 66.90% in 1972 to 11.56% in 2020, a decrease of 55.34%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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