{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"kr-education-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-education-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-education-expenditure-gdp/","title":"South Korea Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP) (2022)","description":"South Korea's Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP): 5.4 % of GDP in 2022, +0.8pp YoY. 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Education spending shapes future human capital quality, productivity growth, and workforce skill depth. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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 1970–2022 (34 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 6.2 % of GDP in 1982 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.1 in 1975. The latest reading of 5.4 in 2022 represents a change of +0.8pp."}]}