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Education spending to GDP in Sri Lanka

Latest: 1.8%
Previous: 1.2%
Change: +0.62 (+51.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2023
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Education spending to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Education spending to GDP in Sri Lanka
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	3.3%
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	2.7%
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	2.6%
Dec 31, 1980	2.7%
Dec 31, 1981	2.4%
Dec 31, 1982	2.6%
Dec 31, 1983	2.4%
Dec 31, 1984	2.2%
Dec 31, 1985	2.6%
Dec 31, 1986	2.8%
Dec 31, 1987	2.6%
Dec 31, 1988	2.8%
Dec 31, 1989	2.8%
Dec 31, 1990	2.4%
Dec 31, 1991	2.9%
Dec 31, 1992	—
Dec 31, 1993	—
Dec 31, 1994	3.1%
Dec 31, 1995	3.0%
Dec 31, 1996	3.3%
Dec 31, 1997	—
Dec 31, 1998	3.1%
Dec 31, 1999	—
Dec 31, 2000	—
Dec 31, 2001	—
Dec 31, 2002	—
Dec 31, 2003	—
Dec 31, 2004	—
Dec 31, 2005	—
Dec 31, 2006	—
Dec 31, 2007	—
Dec 31, 2008	—
Dec 31, 2009	2.1%
Dec 31, 2010	1.7%
Dec 31, 2011	1.7%
Dec 31, 2012	1.5%
Dec 31, 2013	1.6%
Dec 31, 2014	1.9%
Dec 31, 2015	2.1%
Dec 31, 2016	3.2%
Dec 31, 2017	2.6%
Dec 31, 2018	2.0%
Dec 31, 2019	—
Dec 31, 2020	1.6%
Dec 31, 2021	1.5%
Dec 31, 2022	1.2%
Dec 31, 2023	1.8%
Dec 31, 2024	—
Dec 31, 2025	—

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