Education Spending: Pakistan
Pakistan's education spending is currently 1.947 % of GDP as of 2023. # Pakistan Education Spending Pakistan allocated 1.
Current (2023)
1.947 % of GDP
-1.3% y/y
Peak (1997)
3.022 % of GDP
Low (2004)
1.443 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1971–2023 · 48 pts
Education Spending — Pakistan
1971 — 2023
Education Spending — Pakistan
Analysis# Pakistan Education Spending
Pakistan allocated 1.947% of its GDP to education in 2023, marking a significant decline from its all-time peak of 3.022% in 1997. The current spending level remains substantially below historical highs, though it exceeds the record low of 1.443% reached in 2004. Over the past five decades since 1971, education spending has grown only 17.7%, suggesting persistently modest investment in the sector relative to economic output.
Recent years reveal a troubling downward trajectory. Spending peaked at 2.668% of GDP in 2016, but has contracted sharply since, dropping to just 1.687% by 2021 before recovering marginally to 1.973% in 2022. The 2023 figure of 1.947% indicates education spending remains near post-2020 lows, pointing toward sustained fiscal constraints on the education sector.
Historical Data
48 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.947 % of GDP | -1.32% |
| 2022 | 1.973 % of GDP | +16.95% |
| 2021 | 1.687 % of GDP | -17.99% |
| 2020 | 2.057 % of GDP | -7.13% |
| 2019 | 2.215 % of GDP | -5.02% |
| 2018 | 2.332 % of GDP | -9.47% |
| 2017 | 2.576 % of GDP | -3.45% |
| 2016 | 2.668 % of GDP | +11.82% |
| 2015 | 2.386 % of GDP | +8.26% |
| 2014 | 2.204 % of GDP | -1.48% |
| 2013 | 2.237 % of GDP | +13.04% |
| 2012 | 1.979 % of GDP | -1.10% |
| 2011 | 2.001 % of GDP | -2.53% |
| 2010 | 2.053 % of GDP | -5.78% |
| 2009 | 2.179 % of GDP | -4.14% |
| 2008 | 2.273 % of GDP | +1.70% |
| 2007 | 2.235 % of GDP | +12.82% |
| 2006 | 1.981 % of GDP | +18.55% |
| 2005 | 1.671 % of GDP | +15.80% |
| 2004 | 1.443 % of GDP | -21.49% |
Show all 48 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.838 % of GDP | -29.61% |
| 1999 | 2.611 % of GDP | -13.60% |
| 1997 | 3.022 % of GDP | +7.51% |
| 1996 | 2.811 % of GDP | +0.57% |
| 1995 | 2.795 % of GDP | +7.96% |
| 1994 | 2.589 % of GDP | +8.51% |
| 1993 | 2.386 % of GDP | -6.43% |
| 1992 | 2.55 % of GDP | -0.66% |
| 1991 | 2.567 % of GDP | +1.99% |
| 1990 | 2.517 % of GDP | +6.47% |
| 1989 | 2.364 % of GDP | -20.59% |
| 1987 | 2.977 % of GDP | +11.17% |
| 1986 | 2.678 % of GDP | +9.98% |
| 1985 | 2.435 % of GDP | +17.63% |
| 1984 | 2.07 % of GDP | +3.71% |
| 1983 | 1.996 % of GDP | -0.89% |
| 1982 | 2.014 % of GDP | +2.13% |
| 1981 | 1.972 % of GDP | -7.46% |
| 1980 | 2.131 % of GDP | -3.05% |
| 1979 | 2.198 % of GDP | -0.27% |
| 1978 | 2.204 % of GDP | +2.51% |
| 1977 | 2.15 % of GDP | -3.93% |
| 1976 | 2.238 % of GDP | +13.03% |
| 1975 | 1.98 % of GDP | +5.26% |
| 1974 | 1.881 % of GDP | +2.79% |
| 1973 | 1.83 % of GDP | +16.63% |
| 1972 | 1.569 % of GDP | -5.14% |
| 1971 | 1.654 % of GDP | — |
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