Education expenditure in the budget in Rwanda in 2025 — 13.93%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 60. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 13.93 pp.
1981–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.93 | −0.26 pp |
| 2024 | 14.19 | −0.83 pp |
| 2023 | 15.02 | +2.26 pp |
| 2022 | 12.77 | −2.77 pp |
| 2021 | 15.53 | +4.75 pp |
| 2020 | 10.78 | −0.21 pp |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.19 pp |
| 2018 | 10.8 | −0.27 pp |
| 2017 | 11.08 | −1.2 pp |
| 2016 | 12.28 | −0.26 pp |
| 2015 | 12.54 | −1.2 pp |
| 2014 | 13.73 | −3.13 pp |
| 2013 | 16.86 | +1.04 pp |
| 2012 | 15.82 | +0.47 pp |
| 2011 | 15.34 | −2.2 pp |
| 2010 | 17.55 | — |
| 2008 | 15.59 | −2.2 pp |
| 2007 | 17.79 | — |
| 2001 | 25.31 | +6.48 pp |
| 2000 | 18.84 | +1.58 pp |
| 1999 | 17.25 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1988 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
