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St. Lucia
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#25out of 40 countries
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Historical trend

6.55.64.63.72.7198220032024St. Lucia · 2024: 3.85%St. Lucia

Analytical takeaways

  • St. Lucia records 3.85% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #25 globally out of 40 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) declined from 5.54% in 1982 to 3.85% in 2024, a decrease of 1.69%.
  • 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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