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Singapore
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#38out of 40 countries
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Historical trend

4.03.53.02.62.1197119982024Singapore · 2024: 2.19%Singapore

Analytical takeaways

  • Singapore records 2.19% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #38 globally out of 40 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) declined from 3.11% in 1971 to 2.19% in 2024, a decrease of 0.92%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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