Education expenditure in the budget in Zambia in 2025 — 14.51%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 60. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 14.51 pp.
1981–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.51 | −0.87 pp |
| 2024 | 15.38 | +1.52 pp |
| 2023 | 13.86 | — |
| 2021 | 11.51 | −0.86 pp |
| 2020 | 12.38 | −2.91 pp |
| 2019 | 15.29 | −1.8 pp |
| 2018 | 17.09 | +2.16 pp |
| 2017 | 14.93 | −0.73 pp |
| 2016 | 15.66 | −1.06 pp |
| 2015 | 16.73 | −3.44 pp |
| 2014 | 20.17 | +2.7 pp |
| 2013 | 17.47 | −0.04 pp |
| 2012 | 17.51 | −1.13 pp |
| 2011 | 18.64 | −1.22 pp |
| 2010 | 19.86 | — |
| 2008 | 5.65 | −0.58 pp |
| 2007 | 6.23 | — |
| 2005 | 7.73 | −2.86 pp |
| 2004 | 10.58 | — |
| 2000 | 8.35 | +8.35 pp |
| 1999 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1994 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1993 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1992 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1986 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1985 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1984 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1983 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1982 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1981 | 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.
