Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Africa

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Eastern Africa in 2022 — 3.74%. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 0.13 pp.

2022 3.74% −0.22 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 4.45%2017
Period minimum 3.62%2010

Trend over time

2010–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Africa, 2010–20223.53.7544.254.520102012201420162018202020222010: 3.62%2011: 3.92%2012: 4.22%2013: 4.09%2014: 4.16%2015: 4.18%2016: 4.31%2017: 4.45%2018: 4.31%2019: 4.24%2020: 3.99%2021: 3.96%2022: 3.74%
Change over the period: +0.13 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Eastern Africa 3.74%
World 3.86%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 3.74 −0.22 pp
2021 3.96 −0.03 pp
2020 3.99 −0.26 pp
2019 4.24 −0.06 pp
2018 4.31 −0.15 pp
2017 4.45 +0.15 pp
2016 4.31 +0.13 pp
2015 4.18 +0.02 pp
2014 4.16 +0.07 pp
2013 4.09 −0.14 pp
2012 4.22 +0.3 pp
2011 3.92 +0.31 pp
2010 3.62

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.