Public spending on education as a share of government expenditure fell 9.90% to 10.1% in Bahamas in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in Bahamas reached an all time high of 20.5% in 2007 and an all time low of 10.1% in 2021.
Bahamas has been ranked 70th within the group of 86 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of government expenditure, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahamas | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.8% | 11.9% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 11.3% | |||||||||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | 12.4% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 11.7% | ... | ||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.1% | 11.9% | 11.6% | 10.8% | 11.2% | ... | |||||||||||
| Cuba | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.3% | 14.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.2% | ... | ||||
| Dominican Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.6% | 21.9% | 22.3% | 22.2% | 22.3% | |||||||||||
| Haiti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.6% | 13.1% | 15.2% | 14.6% | 12.9% | |||
| Jamaica | % | ... | 20.1% | 19.1% | 18.4% | 18.6% | 17.3% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Japan | % | ... | 8.37% | 8.20% | 8.15% | 8.13% | 8.18% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 19.0% | 17.9% | 17.6% | 16.6% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.3% | 15.8% | 17.6% | 13.2% | 14.6% | ||||
| USA | % | ... | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 13.1% | 13.4% | ... |
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