Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Gabon

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Gabon in 2023 — 2.32%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 121. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 0.49 pp.

2023 2.32% +0.11 pp vs 2022
World rank 100of 121
Period maximum 3.83%2000
Period minimum 2.21%2022

Trend over time

1992–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Gabon, 1992–202322.533.541992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 2.81%1998: 3.42%1999: 3.08%2000: 3.83%2010: 3.08%2011: 2.99%2012: 3.01%2013: 3.03%2014: 2.67%2015: 2.82%2016: 2.67%2017: 3.56%2018: 3.07%2019: 2.87%2020: 3.4%2021: 2.7%2022: 2.21%2023: 2.32%
Change over the period: −0.49 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Gabon 2.32%
World 3.57%
Middle Africa computed 2.69%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.32 +0.11 pp
2022 2.21 −0.49 pp
2021 2.7 −0.7 pp
2020 3.4 +0.52 pp
2019 2.87 −0.2 pp
2018 3.07 −0.48 pp
2017 3.56 +0.89 pp
2016 2.67 −0.16 pp
2015 2.82 +0.16 pp
2014 2.67 −0.36 pp
2013 3.03 +0.02 pp
2012 3.01 +0.03 pp
2011 2.99 −0.09 pp
2010 3.08
2000 3.83 +0.75 pp
1999 3.08 −0.34 pp
1998 3.42
1992 2.81

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.