Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| France | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | |
| Germany | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Italy | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| United Kingdom | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.0 | |
| Canada | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | |
| United States of America | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 |