Education expenditure in the budget in Southern Africa in 2024 — 18.68%. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 0.47 pp.
2008–2024 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.68 | −0.38 pp |
| 2023 | 19.06 | −0.01 pp |
| 2022 | 19.08 | −0.04 pp |
| 2021 | 19.12 | −0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 19.92 | −0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 20.12 | +0.91 pp |
| 2018 | 19.2 | +0.06 pp |
| 2017 | 19.14 | +0.68 pp |
| 2016 | 18.46 | −0.57 pp |
| 2015 | 19.03 | −0.43 pp |
| 2014 | 19.46 | +0.45 pp |
| 2013 | 19.01 | −0.88 pp |
| 2012 | 19.89 | +0.78 pp |
| 2011 | 19.11 | +0.52 pp |
| 2010 | 18.59 | — |
| 2008 | 18.21 | — |
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.