Education spending in India
Government spending on education in India was equal to 4.1% of GDP in 2022.
India, 2022
4.1%
Change from 2021
−0.5percentage points
World, 2022
3.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2022
4.8%
Position in 2022
80th of 164
Education spending in India over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 4.6% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 3.9%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
- Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, India has the 80th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 3.9%.
More for India
All statistics for India
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
34.4%
2025 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
111.0%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
94.2%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
85.8%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
50.6%
2019 · UNESCO UIS