Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Monaco

Monaco: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 7.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.7%
Change on year
up 61.2%
World rank
178th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.9%
in 2012
All-time low
4.8%
in 2022
Years of data
22
1988–2023

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Monaco, 1988–2023

024681988200520231988: 5.1 %1989: 5.5 %1992: 5.2 %1995: 5.8 %1996: 5.8 %1997: 6.4 %1998: 6.5 %1999: 5.1 %2000: 6.3 %2004: 5.9 %2009: 6.6 %2010: 6.4 %2011: 8.1 %2012: 8.9 %2013: 7.1 %2014: 5 %2016: 6.6 %2017: 7 %2019: 5 %2021: 5.9 %2022: 4.8 %2023: 7.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Monaco stood at 7.7%.

That represents a change of up 61.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Monaco peaked at 8.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2022.

Monaco ranks 178th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.3% 5.1% 5.5% 2
1990s 5.8% 5.1% 6.5% 6
2000s 6.3% 5.9% 6.6% 3
2010s 6.7% 5.0% 8.9% 8
2020s 6.1% 4.8% 7.7% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Monaco?
Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Monaco was 7.7% in 2023, 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 Monaco?
The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Monaco?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2022.
How does Monaco rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
Monaco ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Monaco?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Monaco 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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Indicator
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.