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Sri Lanka - Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.83

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

1.83 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 203 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1973

0.55×

Ranking Race — Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#1631970198019902000201020202025#30#1102022 overtook Bahrain2023 overtook Panama
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Sri Lanka climbed from #30 to #110 (overtook Bahrain). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sri Lanka ↓

Key Events — Sri Lanka

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2010
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 36 places in global rank auto
2017
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Bahrain in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Panama in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 48 places in global rank auto

Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), 1973-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19731983201320231.21.912.633.34
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