Education expenditure in the budget in the Gambia in 2025 — 14.21%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 60. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 14.21 pp.
1985–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.21 | −0.89 pp |
| 2024 | 15.1 | −3.59 pp |
| 2023 | 18.7 | +1.57 pp |
| 2022 | 17.13 | +1.5 pp |
| 2021 | 15.62 | +1.35 pp |
| 2020 | 14.28 | −2.58 pp |
| 2019 | 16.85 | +4.41 pp |
| 2018 | 12.44 | −3 pp |
| 2017 | 15.44 | +4.99 pp |
| 2016 | 10.45 | −0.58 pp |
| 2015 | 11.03 | −0.72 pp |
| 2014 | 11.75 | +1.17 pp |
| 2013 | 10.59 | −3.21 pp |
| 2012 | 13.8 | −1.32 pp |
| 2011 | 15.12 | −2.49 pp |
| 2010 | 17.61 | +4.32 pp |
| 2009 | 13.29 | −5.59 pp |
| 2008 | 18.88 | +11.58 pp |
| 2007 | 7.3 | +1.94 pp |
| 2006 | 5.36 | +0.02 pp |
| 2005 | 5.34 | +0.31 pp |
| 2004 | 5.03 | −3.44 pp |
| 2003 | 8.47 | −2.48 pp |
| 2002 | 10.95 | +2.74 pp |
| 2001 | 8.21 | −3.72 pp |
| 2000 | 11.92 | +11.92 pp |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1991 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1990 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
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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.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
