Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Botswana

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Botswana in 2020 — 8.06%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 170. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 3.67 pp.

2020 8.06% −0.34 pp vs 2019
World rank 11of 170
Period maximum 10.83%2011
Period minimum 3.26%1973

Trend over time

1971–2020 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Botswana, 1971–2020051015197119761981198619911996200120062011201620201971: 4.39%1972: 3.91%1973: 3.26%1974: 3.67%1975: 5.65%1976: 6.06%1977: 5.4%1978: 5.95%1979: 6.14%1980: 5.47%1983: 5.55%1984: 5.55%1985: 5.65%1986: 5.19%1987: 6.12%1988: 6.15%1990: 5.74%1992: 6.84%2005: 10.68%2007: 9.05%2009: 9.83%2011: 10.83%2012: 8.11%2013: 8.02%2014: 7.89%2015: 8.39%2016: 8.74%2017: 7.81%2018: 7.91%2019: 8.4%2020: 8.06%
Change over the period: +3.67 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

Botswana 8.06%
World 4.34%
Southern Africa computed 6.33%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 8.06 −0.34 pp
2019 8.4 +0.49 pp
2018 7.91 +0.1 pp
2017 7.81 −0.93 pp
2016 8.74 +0.34 pp
2015 8.39 +0.51 pp
2014 7.89 −0.13 pp
2013 8.02 −0.09 pp
2012 8.11 −2.72 pp
2011 10.83
2009 9.83
2007 9.05
2005 10.68
1992 6.84
1990 5.74
1988 6.15 +0.03 pp
1987 6.12 +0.93 pp
1986 5.19 −0.46 pp
1985 5.65 +0.1 pp
1984 5.55 −0 pp
1983 5.55
1980 5.47 −0.67 pp
1979 6.14 +0.19 pp
1978 5.95 +0.55 pp
1977 5.4 −0.66 pp
1976 6.06 +0.41 pp
1975 5.65 +1.98 pp
1974 3.67 +0.41 pp
1973 3.26 −0.64 pp
1972 3.91 −0.48 pp
1971 4.39

Southern Africa, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.