Education expenditure in the budget in Namibia in 2025 — 24.58%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 60. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 1.53 pp.
1999–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.58 | −0.47 pp |
| 2024 | 25.05 | — |
| 2022 | 24.71 | −0.43 pp |
| 2021 | 25.14 | +0.19 pp |
| 2020 | 24.94 | −4.11 pp |
| 2019 | 29.06 | +5.73 pp |
| 2018 | 23.32 | −1.35 pp |
| 2017 | 24.67 | +0.73 pp |
| 2016 | 23.94 | +1.37 pp |
| 2015 | 22.57 | −1.39 pp |
| 2014 | 23.96 | −0.14 pp |
| 2013 | 24.1 | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 23 | −1.4 pp |
| 2011 | 24.4 | −1.72 pp |
| 2010 | 26.12 | — |
| 2008 | 24.86 | — |
| 2006 | 21.6 | — |
| 2003 | 20.33 | −1.51 pp |
| 2002 | 21.84 | −0.94 pp |
| 2001 | 22.78 | +0.85 pp |
| 2000 | 21.93 | −1.12 pp |
| 1999 | 23.04 | — |
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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.
