Education expenditure in the budget in Sierra Leone in 2025 — 20.55%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 60. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.18 pp.
2000–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.55 | +0.59 pp |
| 2024 | 19.96 | — |
| 2022 | 29.37 | −4.05 pp |
| 2021 | 33.42 | −0.82 pp |
| 2020 | 34.24 | −0.77 pp |
| 2019 | 35.01 | +2.28 pp |
| 2018 | 32.73 | +12.84 pp |
| 2017 | 19.89 | +7.42 pp |
| 2016 | 12.47 | — |
| 2014 | 15.09 | −0.11 pp |
| 2013 | 15.2 | +1.07 pp |
| 2012 | 14.13 | +1.72 pp |
| 2011 | 12.41 | −0.39 pp |
| 2010 | 12.8 | −3.1 pp |
| 2009 | 15.9 | +0.97 pp |
| 2008 | 14.93 | −4.82 pp |
| 2007 | 19.75 | — |
| 2005 | 15.51 | −1.64 pp |
| 2004 | 17.15 | −0.17 pp |
| 2003 | 17.32 | −0.38 pp |
| 2002 | 17.7 | −0.27 pp |
| 2001 | 17.97 | −2.76 pp |
| 2000 | 20.73 | — |
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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.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
