Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Benin

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Benin in 2023 — 3.23%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 121. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 0.48 pp.

2023 3.23% +0.13 pp vs 2022
World rank 76of 121
Period maximum 3.68%2010
Period minimum 1.92%1999

Trend over time

1998–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Benin, 1998–20231.522.533.541998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 2.75%1999: 1.92%2000: 2.11%2001: 2.37%2002: 2.16%2003: 2.28%2004: 2.57%2005: 2.66%2006: 2.56%2007: 2.36%2008: 2.78%2009: 3.09%2010: 3.68%2012: 3.56%2013: 3.33%2014: 3.16%2015: 3.17%2016: 2.9%2017: 3.54%2018: 2.93%2019: 2.73%2020: 2.9%2021: 3.1%2022: 3.1%2023: 3.23%
Change over the period: +0.48 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin

Benin 3.23%
World 3.57%
Western Africa computed 1.54%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.23 +0.13 pp
2022 3.1 +0 pp
2021 3.1 +0.2 pp
2020 2.9 +0.17 pp
2019 2.73 −0.2 pp
2018 2.93 −0.6 pp
2017 3.54 +0.64 pp
2016 2.9 −0.27 pp
2015 3.17 +0.01 pp
2014 3.16 −0.17 pp
2013 3.33 −0.23 pp
2012 3.56
2010 3.68 +0.59 pp
2009 3.09 +0.31 pp
2008 2.78 +0.41 pp
2007 2.36 −0.2 pp
2006 2.56 −0.09 pp
2005 2.66 +0.09 pp
2004 2.57 +0.28 pp
2003 2.28 +0.12 pp
2002 2.16 −0.21 pp
2001 2.37 +0.25 pp
2000 2.11 +0.19 pp
1999 1.92 −0.83 pp
1998 2.75

About the indicator

Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.