Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in East Timor
East Timor: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 4.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in East Timor, 2008–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in East Timor is 4.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.0% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in East Timor peaked at 10.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2025.
East Timor ranks 191st 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 188 Montserrat 5.7% compare
- 189 Niue 5.6% compare
- 190 Eritrea 5.4% compare
- 192 Papua New Guinea 3.5% compare
- 193 Nigeria 3.0% compare
- 194 South Sudan 0.0% compare
More economy & growth data for East Timor
- Gross national expenditure 3.25 billion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.69 billion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.69 billion current LCU (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.21 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.7% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 220.54 million current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 144.2% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.9% (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 196.96 million current LCU (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 196.96 million current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in East Timor?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in East Timor was 4.3% 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2025.
- How does East Timor rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- East Timor ranks 191st 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 East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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.