Education prices - Country rankings
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Education service price index, world average = 100, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 45 countries was 39.9 index points. The highest value was in South Africa: 104.46 index points and the lowest value was in Angola: 16.05 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: index points; Source: World Bank International Comparison Program
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| Countries | Education prices, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 104.46 | 1 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Namibia | 87.51 | 2 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Swaziland | 73.97 | 3 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Botswana | 70.62 | 4 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Lesotho | 64.4 | 5 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Mauritius | 62.43 | 6 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Malawi | 54.66 | 7 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Kenya | 50.65 | 8 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Mozambique | 50.61 | 9 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Nigeria | 50.49 | 10 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Ivory Coast | 49.87 | 11 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Cape Verde | 49.47 | 12 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Senegal | 46.9 | 13 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Mali | 46.7 | 14 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Seychelles | 46.43 | 15 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Burkina Faso | 45.56 | 16 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Tanzania | 43.7 | 17 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Ghana | 39.17 | 18 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Niger | 39.11 | 19 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Gabon | 37.86 | 20 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Chad | 36.25 | 21 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Togo | 35.54 | 22 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Zambia | 34.98 | 23 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Somalia | 32.75 | 24 | 2021 - 2021 |
| R. of Congo | 31.04 | 25 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Benin | 29.98 | 26 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | 29.56 | 27 | 2017 - 2021 |
| DR Congo | 29.12 | 28 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Cameroon | 28.28 | 29 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Rwanda | 28.28 | 30 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Ethiopia | 27.86 | 31 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Guinea | 27.76 | 32 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Uganda | 26.99 | 33 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Madagascar | 26.97 | 34 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Mauritania | 26.69 | 35 | 2017 - 2021 |
| S.T.&Principe | 26.55 | 36 | 2017 - 2021 |
| G.-Bissau | 26.26 | 37 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Gambia | 25.77 | 38 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Eq. Guinea | 24.76 | 39 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Sierra Leone | 24.5 | 40 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Comoros | 23.52 | 41 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Burundi | 22.73 | 42 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Liberia | 19.94 | 43 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Sudan | 18.95 | 44 | 2017 - 2021 |
| Angola | 16.05 | 45 | 2017 - 2021 |
Definition: The index measures the cost of education services across all levels of education.
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104.46
87.51
73.97
70.62
64.40
62.43
54.66
50.65
50.61
50.49
49.87
49.47
46.90
46.70
46.43
45.56
43.70
39.17
39.11
37.86
36.25
35.54
34.98
32.75
31.04
29.98
29.56
29.12
28.28
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27.86
27.76
26.99
26.97
26.69
26.55
26.26
25.77
24.76
24.50
23.52
22.73
19.94
18.95
16.05
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