Education expenditure in the budget in Malawi in 2024 — 16%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 99. Since 1986, the indicator has risen by 16 pp.
1986–2024 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | +0 pp |
| 2023 | 16 | — |
| 2021 | 17.56 | −2.6 pp |
| 2020 | 20.16 | — |
| 2018 | 15.83 | +1.48 pp |
| 2017 | 14.34 | −2.85 pp |
| 2016 | 17.2 | −4.6 pp |
| 2015 | 21.8 | +5.2 pp |
| 2014 | 16.6 | −3.9 pp |
| 2013 | 20.5 | +6.86 pp |
| 2012 | 13.64 | −1.4 pp |
| 2011 | 15.05 | +2.59 pp |
| 2010 | 12.46 | — |
| 2003 | 16.5 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 2000 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1989 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1988 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1987 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1986 | 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.
