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West Bank and Gaza
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#40out of 168 countries
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Historical trend

6.25.85.45.04.7201020162021West Bank and Gaza · 2021: 5.43%West Bank and Gaza

Analytical takeaways

  • West Bank and Gaza records 5.43% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2021, ranking #40 globally out of 168 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) declined from 6.19% in 2010 to 5.43% in 2021, a decrease of 0.76%.
  • 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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