Education expenditure in the budget in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 15.38%. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 0.16 pp.
1999–2024 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.38 | +0.35 pp |
| 2023 | 15.02 | −0.23 pp |
| 2022 | 15.25 | −0.15 pp |
| 2021 | 15.4 | −0.27 pp |
| 2020 | 15.67 | +0.31 pp |
| 2019 | 15.36 | −2.01 pp |
| 2018 | 17.37 | +0.84 pp |
| 2017 | 16.53 | +0.62 pp |
| 2016 | 15.91 | −1.05 pp |
| 2015 | 16.96 | −0.65 pp |
| 2014 | 17.61 | +1.42 pp |
| 2013 | 16.19 | −0.46 pp |
| 2012 | 16.65 | −0.25 pp |
| 2011 | 16.9 | −0.71 pp |
| 2010 | 17.61 | −0.63 pp |
| 2009 | 18.24 | +0.33 pp |
| 2008 | 17.91 | — |
| 2006 | 17.98 | −0.05 pp |
| 2005 | 18.03 | +0.65 pp |
| 2004 | 17.39 | — |
| 2002 | 16.19 | +0.45 pp |
| 2001 | 15.73 | +0.66 pp |
| 2000 | 15.07 | −0.47 pp |
| 1999 | 15.54 | — |
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.