In 2021, public expenditure on education in China amounted to around 4.01 percent of national GDP. That value increased from around 2.5 percent in the mid-1990s to above 4 percent in 2012, but did not change very much in recent years.
Public expenditure on education as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2011 to 2021
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Ministry of Education (China). "Public Expenditure on Education as a Share of The Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) in China from 2011 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113951/china-public-education-expenditure-as-a-share-of-gdp/
Ministry of Education (China), Public expenditure on education as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2011 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113951/china-public-education-expenditure-as-a-share-of-gdp/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
Public expenditure on education as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], Ministry of Education (China), December 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113951/china-public-education-expenditure-as-a-share-of-gdp/