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Timor-Leste
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#24out of 121 countries
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Historical trend

12.910.47.95.53.0200820162023Timor-Leste · 2023: 5.24%Timor-Leste

Analytical takeaways

  • Timor-Leste records 5.24% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2023, ranking #24 globally out of 121 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) declined from 8.67% in 2008 to 5.24% in 2023, a decrease of 3.43%.
  • 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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