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Puerto Rico (US)
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#20out of 40 countries
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Historical trend

7.36.14.93.82.6197119982024Puerto Rico (US) · 2024: 4.27%Puerto Rico (US)

Analytical takeaways

  • Puerto Rico (US) records 4.27% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #20 globally out of 40 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) declined from 7.25% in 1971 to 4.27% in 2024, a decrease of 2.98%.
  • 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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