Current expenditure on education as % of GNI is the total public current education expenditure expressed as a percentage of the Gross National Income (GNI) in a given financial year. GNI is also referred to as Gross National Product (GNP).
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Argentina | 1.4 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Barbados | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| Belize | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Bolivia | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Brazil | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Chile | 3.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Colombia | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Costa Rica | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Cuba | 6.4 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Dominica | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Ecuador | 1.6 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| El Salvador | 0.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Grenada | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Guatemala | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Guyana | 3.9 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Haiti | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Honduras | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Jamaica | 2.6 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Mexico | 3.0 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Nicaragua | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Panama | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Paraguay | 1.9 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Peru | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Saint Lucia | 6.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Suriname | 6.7 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Bahamas | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Uruguay | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |