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Sao Tome and Principe
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#28out of 121 countries
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Historical trend

10.08.26.44.52.7200220132023Sao Tome and Principe · 2023: 5.03%Sao Tome and Principe

Analytical takeaways

  • Sao Tome and Principe records 5.03% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2023, ranking #28 globally out of 121 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 2.72% in 2002 to 5.03% in 2023, a gain of 2.31%.
  • 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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