United Arab Emirates Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP) (2021)
United Arab Emirates's Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP): 3.9 % of GDP in 2021, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS), 2019–2021.
United Arab Emirates (2021)
3.9
% of GDP
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
3
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.9 | -0.1pp |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.1pp |
| 2019 | 3.9 | n/a |
About this Dataset
United Arab Emirates recorded 3.9 % of GDP in 2021. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 2019–2021 the series ranges from 3.9 in 2019 to 4 in 2020.
This page tracks government expenditure on education as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Education spending shapes future human capital quality, productivity growth, and workforce skill depth.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks government expenditure on education as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Education spending shapes future human capital quality, productivity growth, and workforce skill depth. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2019–2021 (3 observations).
The series peaked at 4 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.9 in 2019. The latest reading of 3.9 in 2021 represents a change of -0.1pp.