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Canada - Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.84

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

Latest value

4.84 (2022)

Global rank

##52 of 203 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1971

0.63×

Ranking Race — Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Canada climbed from #1 to #52 (overtook Morocco). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
NAFTA takes effect curated

Continental free trade deepens integration with the US and Mexico.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2017
Overtook Morocco in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2022
Overtook Nauru in global rank auto
2022
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto

Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), 1971-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197119862001201620224.595.626.657.68
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