Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Malawi

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Malawi in 2022 — 2.75%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 164. Since 1986, the indicator has risen by 0.55 pp.

2022 2.75% −0.57 pp vs 2018
World rank 129of 164
Period maximum 3.85%2015
Period minimum 2.18%1988

Trend over time

1986–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Malawi, 1986–202222.533.5419861990199419982002200620102014201820221986: 2.2%1987: 2.42%1988: 2.18%1989: 2.18%1990: 2.25%1995: 2.75%1996: 3.7%1999: 3.43%2000: 3.61%2001: 3.1%2003: 2.21%2010: 2.43%2011: 2.85%2012: 2.53%2013: 3.72%2014: 3.33%2015: 3.85%2016: 3.28%2017: 2.77%2018: 3.32%2022: 2.75%
Change over the period: +0.55 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Malawi 2.75%
World 3.86%
Eastern Africa computed 3.74%
Low-income countries computed 3.36%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 2.75
2018 3.32 +0.55 pp
2017 2.77 −0.51 pp
2016 3.28 −0.57 pp
2015 3.85 +0.53 pp
2014 3.33 −0.4 pp
2013 3.72 +1.19 pp
2012 2.53 −0.32 pp
2011 2.85 +0.42 pp
2010 2.43
2003 2.21
2001 3.1 −0.51 pp
2000 3.61 +0.17 pp
1999 3.43
1996 3.7 +0.94 pp
1995 2.75
1990 2.25 +0.06 pp
1989 2.18 +0 pp
1988 2.18 −0.24 pp
1987 2.42 +0.22 pp
1986 2.2

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.