Australia Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP) (2022)
Australia's Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP): 5.1 % of GDP in 2022, -0.2pp YoY. World Bank (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS), 1978–2022.
Australia (2022)
5.1
% of GDP
-0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
18
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.1 | -0.2pp |
| 2021 | 5.3 | -0.1pp |
| 2020 | 5.4 | n/a |
| 1994 | 5.2 | -0.3pp |
| 1993 | 5.5 | +0.8pp |
| 1992 | 4.7 | -0.1pp |
| 1991 | 4.8 | +0.1pp |
| 1990 | 4.7 | unchanged |
| 1989 | 4.7 | -0.2pp |
| 1988 | 4.9 | -0.2pp |
| 1987 | 5.1 | -0.2pp |
| 1986 | 5.3 | -0.1pp |
| 1985 | 5.4 | n/a |
| 1983 | 5.4 | -0.1pp |
| 1982 | 5.5 | n/a |
| 1980 | 5.6 | -0.3pp |
| 1979 | 5.9 | -0.1pp |
| 1978 | 6 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Australia recorded 5.1 % of GDP in 2022. The latest change was -0.2pp. Across 1978–2022 the series ranges from 4.7 % of GDP in 1990 to 6 % of GDP in 1978.
This page tracks government expenditure on education as a share of GDP in Australia. 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 Australia. 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 2022. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1978–2022 (18 observations).
The series peaked at 6 % of GDP in 1978 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.7 % of GDP in 1990. The latest reading is 5.1 % of GDP in 2022. The latest change was -0.2pp.