Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Sierra Leone

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Sierra Leone in 2023 — 2.62%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 121. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.32 pp.

2023 2.62% −2.28 pp vs 2022
World rank 94of 121
Period maximum 5.59%2021
Period minimum 1.45%2008

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Sierra Leone, 2000–202302462000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.95%2001: 2.23%2002: 2.3%2003: 2.11%2004: 2.01%2005: 1.81%2007: 1.52%2008: 1.45%2009: 1.72%2010: 1.57%2011: 1.62%2012: 1.78%2013: 1.56%2014: 1.74%2015: 3.22%2016: 1.85%2017: 3.02%2018: 4.47%2019: 4.65%2020: 5.35%2021: 5.59%2022: 4.91%2023: 2.62%
Change over the period: −2.32 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Sierra Leone 2.62%
World 3.57%
Western Africa computed 1.54%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.62 −2.28 pp
2022 4.91 −0.69 pp
2021 5.59 +0.25 pp
2020 5.35 +0.7 pp
2019 4.65 +0.18 pp
2018 4.47 +1.45 pp
2017 3.02 +1.17 pp
2016 1.85 −1.37 pp
2015 3.22 +1.48 pp
2014 1.74 +0.18 pp
2013 1.56 −0.22 pp
2012 1.78 +0.16 pp
2011 1.62 +0.05 pp
2010 1.57 −0.16 pp
2009 1.72 +0.27 pp
2008 1.45 −0.07 pp
2007 1.52
2005 1.81 −0.2 pp
2004 2.01 −0.1 pp
2003 2.11 −0.19 pp
2002 2.3 +0.07 pp
2001 2.23 −2.72 pp
2000 4.95

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.