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Korea, Rep.
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#34out of 164 countries
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Historical trend

6.25.24.13.12.1197019962022Korea, Rep. · 2022: 5.41%Korea, Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Korea, Rep. records 5.41% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2022, ranking #34 globally out of 164 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 3.38% in 1970 to 5.41% in 2022, a gain of 2.03%.
  • 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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