World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP in Cambodia

Cambodia: World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP was 1.7% in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
1.7%
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
47th
of 48 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2009
All-time low
0.9%
in 1997
Years of data
13
1996–2009

World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP in Cambodia, 1996–2009

00.511.51996200220091996: 11997: 0.91998: 0.91999: 1.22000: 1.32001: 1.62003: 1.62004: 1.52005: 1.42006: 1.52007: 1.42008: 1.62009: 1.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2009, world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp in Cambodia stood at 1.7%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp in Cambodia peaked at 1.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1997.

Cambodia ranks 47th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP in Cambodia, 1996 to 2009.
Year Value Change
1996 1.0%
1997 0.9% -10.0%
1998 0.9% +0.0%
1999 1.2% +33.3%
2000 1.3% +8.3%
2001 1.6% +23.1%
2003 1.6% -1.3%
2004 1.5% -7.0%
2005 1.4% -8.2%
2006 1.5% +11.1%
2007 1.4% -3.3%
2008 1.6% +8.3%
2009 1.7% +10.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% 4
2000s 1.5% 1.3% 1.7% 9

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 44 Libya 2.5% compare
  2. 45 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.5% compare
  3. 46 Guinea 2.3% compare
  4. 48 Pakistan 1.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp in Cambodia?
World bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp in Cambodia was 1.7% in 2009, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
How does Cambodia rank for world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp?
Cambodia ranks 47th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
Is world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 392 data points, 1985–2012
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