Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Antigua and Barbuda, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 5.9%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 12.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2025.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 6.9% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.5% | 10.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 5.9% | 11.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Imports of goods and services 63.3% (2022)
- Changes in inventories 0 current US$ (2012)
- Changes in inventories 0 current LCU (2012)
- Imports of goods and services 1.18 billion current US$ (2022)
- Imports of goods and services 3.17 billion current LCU (2022)
- External balance on goods and services -416.08 million current LCU (2022)
- Trade 118.3% (2022)
- External balance on goods and services -8.3% (2022)
- Exports of goods and services 55.0% (2022)
- External balance on goods and services -154.10 million current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Antigua and Barbuda was 5.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.