Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Middle Africa

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Middle Africa in 2023 — 2.69%. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 0.57 pp.

2023 2.69% +0.13 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 3.7%2013
Period minimum 2.12%2005

Trend over time

2005–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Middle Africa, 2005–202322.533.5420052007200920112013201520172019202120232005: 2.12%2010: 3.07%2011: 2.5%2012: 2.86%2013: 3.7%2014: 2.45%2015: 2.97%2016: 2.67%2017: 2.52%2018: 2.51%2019: 2.51%2020: 2.91%2021: 2.57%2022: 2.56%2023: 2.69%
Change over the period: +0.57 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Middle Africa 2.69%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.69 +0.13 pp
2022 2.56 −0.02 pp
2021 2.57 −0.34 pp
2020 2.91 +0.4 pp
2019 2.51 +0 pp
2018 2.51 −0.01 pp
2017 2.52 −0.15 pp
2016 2.67 −0.3 pp
2015 2.97 +0.52 pp
2014 2.45 −1.24 pp
2013 3.7 +0.84 pp
2012 2.86 +0.36 pp
2011 2.5 −0.57 pp
2010 3.07
2005 2.12

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.