India Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP) (2022)
India's Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP): 4.1 % of GDP in 2022, -0.5pp YoY. World Bank (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS), 1997–2022.
India (2022)
4.1
% of GDP
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
22
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.1 | -0.5pp |
| 2021 | 4.6 | +0.3pp |
| 2020 | 4.3 | +0.4pp |
| 2019 | 3.9 | -0.5pp |
| 2018 | 4.4 | +0.1pp |
| 2017 | 4.3 | unchanged |
| 2016 | 4.3 | +0.2pp |
| 2015 | 4.1 | +0.2pp |
| 2014 | 3.9 | +0.1pp |
| 2013 | 3.8 | -0.1pp |
| 2012 | 3.9 | +0.1pp |
| 2011 | 3.8 | +0.4pp |
| 2010 | 3.4 | +0.1pp |
| 2009 | 3.3 | +0.2pp |
| 2006 | 3.1 | -0.1pp |
| 2005 | 3.2 | -0.2pp |
| 2004 | 3.4 | -0.2pp |
| 2003 | 3.6 | -0.7pp |
| 2000 | 4.3 | -0.1pp |
| 1999 | 4.4 | +0.8pp |
About this Dataset
India recorded 4.1 % of GDP in 2022. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 1997–2022 the series ranges from 3.1 in 2006 to 4.6 in 2021.
This page tracks government expenditure on education as a share of GDP in India 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 India 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 2022. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1997–2022 (22 observations).
The series peaked at 4.6 % of GDP in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.1 in 2006. The latest reading of 4.1 in 2022 represents a change of -0.5pp.