Education spending, percent of government spending - Country rankings
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Public spending on education, percent of public spending, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 35 countries was 15.63 percent. The highest value was in Sierra Leone: 29.37 percent and the lowest value was in Nigeria: 4.3 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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| Countries | Education spending, percent of government spending, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 29.37 | 1 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Namibia | 25.32 | 2 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Morocco | 23.87 | 3 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Ethiopia | 23.01 | 4 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Senegal | 22.48 | 5 | 1998 - 2023 |
| Burkina Faso | 21.96 | 6 | 1988 - 2023 |
| Burundi | 20.64 | 7 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Tunisia | 19.97 | 8 | 1992 - 2023 |
| South Africa | 18.65 | 9 | 1996 - 2022 |
| Mali | 18.19 | 10 | 2000 - 2023 |
| S.T.&Principe | 17.09 | 11 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Chad | 16.72 | 12 | 1997 - 2023 |
| Swaziland | 16.62 | 13 | 1981 - 2022 |
| Benin | 16.09 | 14 | 1998 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast | 15.9 | 15 | 1997 - 2023 |
| Cape Verde | 15.69 | 16 | 1998 - 2023 |
| Lesotho | 15.54 | 17 | 1983 - 2023 |
| R. of Congo | 15.51 | 18 | 1994 - 2023 |
| Gambia | 14.48 | 19 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Togo | 14.48 | 20 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Tanzania | 14.33 | 21 | 1996 - 2023 |
| Gabon | 13.8 | 22 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Ghana | 13.18 | 23 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Algeria | 13.1 | 24 | 2008 - 2023 |
| Cameroon | 12.77 | 25 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Rwanda | 12.77 | 26 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Niger | 12.37 | 27 | 1996 - 2023 |
| Mauritius | 12.19 | 28 | 2002 - 2022 |
| Guinea | 11.95 | 29 | 1991 - 2023 |
| C.A. Republic | 10.74 | 30 | 1990 - 2023 |
| Comoros | 10.48 | 31 | 1998 - 2022 |
| Uganda | 8.48 | 32 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Mauritania | 8.45 | 33 | 2004 - 2023 |
| Angola | 6.64 | 34 | 1998 - 2023 |
| Nigeria | 4.3 | 35 | 2010 - 2023 |
Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
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