Education expenditure in the budget in Kenya in 2025 — 28.54%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 60. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 28.54 pp.
1980–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.54 | +0.62 pp |
| 2024 | 27.92 | +2.93 pp |
| 2023 | 24.99 | +8.91 pp |
| 2022 | 16.08 | −1.19 pp |
| 2021 | 17.27 | −0.49 pp |
| 2020 | 17.76 | −1.29 pp |
| 2019 | 19.05 | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 18.95 | +1.32 pp |
| 2017 | 17.63 | +0.13 pp |
| 2016 | 17.5 | +0.14 pp |
| 2015 | 17.36 | −0.45 pp |
| 2014 | 17.82 | −0.87 pp |
| 2013 | 18.69 | −0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 19.48 | −0.71 pp |
| 2011 | 20.19 | −0.16 pp |
| 2010 | 20.35 | — |
| 2006 | 26.95 | −1.99 pp |
| 2005 | 28.94 | +1.35 pp |
| 2004 | 27.6 | +1.75 pp |
| 2003 | 25.85 | −1 pp |
| 2002 | 26.85 | +3.89 pp |
| 2001 | 22.96 | −1.1 pp |
| 2000 | 24.07 | −1.25 pp |
| 1999 | 25.31 | — |
| 1994 | 14.95 | +1.09 pp |
| 1993 | 13.86 | −2.09 pp |
| 1992 | 15.95 | −2.69 pp |
| 1991 | 18.64 | — |
| 1989 | 17.09 | −2.38 pp |
| 1988 | 19.47 | — |
| 1986 | 17.66 | +2.11 pp |
| 1985 | 15.56 | +1.02 pp |
| 1984 | 14.53 | −2.86 pp |
| 1983 | 17.4 | +1.06 pp |
| 1982 | 16.34 | +16.34 pp |
| 1981 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1980 | 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.
