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Samoa
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#11out of 40 countries
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Historical trend

6.25.54.94.33.6199920122024Samoa · 2024: 5.46%Samoa

Analytical takeaways

  • Samoa records 5.46% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #11 globally out of 40 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 4.02% in 1999 to 5.46% in 2024, a gain of 1.44%.
  • 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.

Comparison

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