Education expenditure in the budget in Eastern Africa in 2021 — 16.83%. Since 2011, the indicator has fallen by 2.16 pp.
2011–2021 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16.83 | +0.15 pp |
| 2020 | 16.69 | −0.31 pp |
| 2019 | 17 | −1.46 pp |
| 2018 | 18.46 | −0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 19.06 | +0.39 pp |
| 2016 | 18.67 | −0.33 pp |
| 2015 | 19 | −0.97 pp |
| 2014 | 19.96 | +0.32 pp |
| 2013 | 19.64 | −0.71 pp |
| 2012 | 20.36 | +1.36 pp |
| 2011 | 18.99 | — |
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.