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

Montserrat: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
5.7%
Change on year
down 25.4%
World rank
188th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.6%
in 2010
All-time low
4.2%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2010–2025

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Montserrat, 2010–2025

024682010201720252010: 8.6 %2011: 7.2 %2012: 6.3 %2013: 4.8 %2014: 5.5 %2015: 7.6 %2016: 7.8 %2017: 7.8 %2018: 7.5 %2019: 7.3 %2020: 4.2 %2021: 8 %2022: 7.1 %2023: 5.7 %2024: 7.7 %2025: 5.7 %

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 Montserrat stood at 5.7%.

That represents a change of down 25.4% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Montserrat peaked at 8.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2020.

Montserrat ranks 188th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.0% 4.8% 8.6% 10
2020s 6.4% 4.2% 8.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Montserrat?
Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Montserrat was 5.7% 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 Montserrat?
The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Montserrat?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2020.
How does Montserrat rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
Montserrat ranks 188th 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 Montserrat?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Montserrat 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.