Education expenditure in the budget in Benin in 2025 — 18.02%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 60. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 0.44 pp.
1998–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.02 | +0.05 pp |
| 2024 | 17.97 | +2.17 pp |
| 2023 | 15.8 | +0.81 pp |
| 2022 | 14.99 | +0.22 pp |
| 2021 | 14.77 | −0.95 pp |
| 2020 | 15.72 | −3.15 pp |
| 2019 | 18.87 | +1.16 pp |
| 2018 | 17.71 | −2.17 pp |
| 2017 | 19.88 | +1.09 pp |
| 2016 | 18.79 | +1.31 pp |
| 2015 | 17.48 | −4.75 pp |
| 2014 | 22.23 | −0.11 pp |
| 2013 | 22.34 | −2.68 pp |
| 2012 | 25.02 | — |
| 2010 | 26.14 | +7.97 pp |
| 2009 | 18.18 | −0.91 pp |
| 2008 | 19.09 | +4.14 pp |
| 2007 | 14.95 | −4.76 pp |
| 2006 | 19.71 | +0.92 pp |
| 2005 | 18.79 | −0.42 pp |
| 2004 | 19.21 | +2.53 pp |
| 2003 | 16.68 | +2.55 pp |
| 2002 | 14.13 | −1.18 pp |
| 2001 | 15.31 | +1.8 pp |
| 2000 | 13.51 | −4.37 pp |
| 1999 | 17.89 | −0.58 pp |
| 1998 | 18.46 | — |
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Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
