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Kuwait
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#7out of 40 countries
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Historical trend

14.211.28.25.22.1197119982024Kuwait · 2024: 6.44%Kuwait

Analytical takeaways

  • Kuwait records 6.44% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #7 globally out of 40 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 3.29% in 1971 to 6.44% in 2024, a gain of 3.15%.
  • 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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