Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 3.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Papua New Guinea, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 3.5% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.6% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.
That places Papua New Guinea 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 3.6% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 189 Niue 5.6% compare
- 190 Eritrea 5.4% compare
- 191 East Timor 4.3% compare
- 193 Nigeria 3.0% compare
- 194 South Sudan 0.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Industry (including construction), value added 11.25 billion current US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 51.4% (2004)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.62 billion current US$ (2004)
- Final consumption expenditure 8.45 billion current LCU (2004)
- Final consumption expenditure 10.5% (2004)
- Industry (including construction), value added 43.36 billion current LCU (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 66.8% (2004)
- Exports of goods and services 2.83 billion current US$ (2004)
- Gross national expenditure 86.8% (2004)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Papua New Guinea was 3.5% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.