{
 "code": "LK.SOC.WDI.SE_XPD_TOTL_GD_ZS.A",
 "name": "Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "% of GDP",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "World Bank",
 "publisher": "World Bank",
 "source_url": "https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-10-08",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.SOC.WDI.SE_XPD_TOTL_GD_ZS.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "licence": "Source: The World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "1973", "value": 3.32, "status": null},
  {"period": "1975", "value": 2.74, "status": null},
  {"period": "1979", "value": 2.57, "status": null},
  {"period": "1980", "value": 2.70, "status": null},
  {"period": "1981", "value": 2.44, "status": null},
  {"period": "1982", "value": 2.56, "status": null},
  {"period": "1983", "value": 2.39, "status": null},
  {"period": "1984", "value": 2.17, "status": null},
  {"period": "1985", "value": 2.58, "status": null},
  {"period": "1986", "value": 2.81, "status": null},
  {"period": "1987", "value": 2.64, "status": null},
  {"period": "1988", "value": 2.83, "status": null},
  {"period": "1989", "value": 2.76, "status": null},
  {"period": "1990", "value": 2.41, "status": null},
  {"period": "1991", "value": 2.92, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 3.11, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 2.96, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 3.34, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 3.05, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 2.06, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 1.66, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 1.74, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 1.45, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 1.56, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 1.86, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 2.11, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 3.23, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 2.59, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 1.99, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 1.56, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 1.51, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 1.20, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 1.83, "status": null}
 ]
}