Education expenditure in the budget in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 17.9%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 60. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 9.36 pp.
2010–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.9 | +1.58 pp |
| 2024 | 16.32 | +5.63 pp |
| 2023 | 10.69 | — |
| 2020 | 15.67 | +5.2 pp |
| 2019 | 10.46 | −8.7 pp |
| 2018 | 19.16 | −0.53 pp |
| 2017 | 19.69 | −3.84 pp |
| 2016 | 23.53 | −5.94 pp |
| 2015 | 29.47 | −0.54 pp |
| 2014 | 30.02 | +1.35 pp |
| 2013 | 28.66 | −1.09 pp |
| 2012 | 29.75 | — |
| 2010 | 8.54 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
