Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Burkina Faso

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso in 2023 — 5.33%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 121. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 3.65 pp.

2023 5.33% +0.03 pp vs 2022
World rank 21of 121
Period maximum 5.63%2017
Period minimum 1.43%1988

Trend over time

1978–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Burkina Faso, 1978–2023024619781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 1.68%1980: 1.96%1983: 1.75%1985: 1.76%1988: 1.43%1994: 3.45%1996: 1.44%2005: 3.94%2006: 3.98%2007: 4.08%2010: 3.5%2011: 3.99%2012: 3.6%2013: 4.08%2014: 4.05%2015: 3.67%2017: 5.63%2018: 5.49%2019: 5.46%2020: 5.21%2021: 5.25%2022: 5.29%2023: 5.33%
Change over the period: +3.65 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Burkina Faso 5.33%
World 3.57%
Western Africa computed 1.54%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.33 +0.03 pp
2022 5.29 +0.05 pp
2021 5.25 +0.04 pp
2020 5.21 −0.24 pp
2019 5.46 −0.03 pp
2018 5.49 −0.14 pp
2017 5.63
2015 3.67 −0.38 pp
2014 4.05 −0.03 pp
2013 4.08 +0.48 pp
2012 3.6 −0.38 pp
2011 3.99 +0.48 pp
2010 3.5
2007 4.08 +0.1 pp
2006 3.98 +0.04 pp
2005 3.94
1996 1.44
1994 3.45
1988 1.43
1985 1.76
1983 1.75
1980 1.96
1978 1.68

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.