Education expenditure in the budget — all countries

Education expenditure in the budget — Mozambique

Education expenditure in the budget in Mozambique in 2021 — 20.45%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 163. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 8.4 pp.

2021 20.45% +2.51 pp vs 2020
World rank 14of 163
Period maximum 22.72%2005
Period minimum 12.05%1998

Trend over time

1998–2021 · % of government expenditure

Education expenditure in the budget — Mozambique, 1998–2021101520251998200120042007201020132016201920211998: 12.05%1999: 16.92%2004: 18%2005: 22.72%2006: 18.55%2010: 20.17%2011: 19.1%2012: 19.77%2013: 19.03%2014: 17.41%2015: 19.85%2016: 19.94%2017: 18.59%2018: 16.41%2019: 19.03%2020: 17.93%2021: 20.45%
Change over the period: +8.4 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique

Mozambique 20.45%
World 12.79%
Eastern Africa computed 16.83%
Education expenditure in the budget — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 20.45 +2.51 pp
2020 17.93 −1.1 pp
2019 19.03 +2.63 pp
2018 16.41 −2.19 pp
2017 18.59 −1.34 pp
2016 19.94 +0.08 pp
2015 19.85 +2.45 pp
2014 17.41 −1.63 pp
2013 19.03 −0.73 pp
2012 19.77 +0.67 pp
2011 19.1 −1.07 pp
2010 20.17
2006 18.55 −4.17 pp
2005 22.72 +4.72 pp
2004 18
1999 16.92 +4.87 pp
1998 12.05

About the indicator

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.