Education expenditure in the budget in South Africa in 2025 — 19.14%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 60. Since 1987, the indicator has risen by 19.14 pp.
1987–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.14 | +0.63 pp |
| 2024 | 18.52 | −0.66 pp |
| 2023 | 19.17 | +0.28 pp |
| 2022 | 18.89 | −0.04 pp |
| 2021 | 18.94 | −0.72 pp |
| 2020 | 19.66 | +0.05 pp |
| 2019 | 19.61 | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 18.9 | +0.18 pp |
| 2017 | 18.72 | +0.67 pp |
| 2016 | 18.05 | −0.65 pp |
| 2015 | 18.7 | −0.29 pp |
| 2014 | 18.99 | +0.29 pp |
| 2013 | 18.7 | −0.97 pp |
| 2012 | 19.67 | +1.01 pp |
| 2011 | 18.66 | +0.62 pp |
| 2010 | 18.04 | −0.26 pp |
| 2009 | 18.31 | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 17.91 | −0.12 pp |
| 2007 | 18.03 | +0.02 pp |
| 2006 | 18 | −1.92 pp |
| 2005 | 19.92 | −0.01 pp |
| 2004 | 19.93 | +0.34 pp |
| 2003 | 19.59 | −0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 20.1 | −0.38 pp |
| 2001 | 20.47 | +20.47 pp |
| 2000 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1990 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1989 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1988 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1987 | 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.
