Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Uganda

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Uganda in 2022 — 2.56%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 164. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 0.6 pp.

2022 2.56% −0.07 pp vs 2021
World rank 138of 164
Period maximum 5.1%1988
Period minimum 1.69%1983

Trend over time

1971–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Uganda, 1971–2022024619711977198319891995200120072013201920221971: 3.16%1973: 3.35%1974: 3.39%1975: 3.22%1976: 2.68%1982: 2.52%1983: 1.69%1984: 2.43%1985: 3.43%1988: 5.1%2000: 2.46%2004: 4.95%2010: 1.73%2011: 2.3%2012: 1.8%2013: 1.87%2014: 1.91%2015: 2.32%2016: 2.14%2017: 2.25%2018: 2.13%2019: 2.31%2020: 2.57%2021: 2.64%2022: 2.56%
Change over the period: −0.6 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Uganda 2.56%
World 3.86%
Eastern Africa computed 3.74%
Low-income countries computed 3.36%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 2.56 −0.07 pp
2021 2.64 +0.06 pp
2020 2.57 +0.26 pp
2019 2.31 +0.18 pp
2018 2.13 −0.12 pp
2017 2.25 +0.12 pp
2016 2.14 −0.18 pp
2015 2.32 +0.41 pp
2014 1.91 +0.04 pp
2013 1.87 +0.07 pp
2012 1.8 −0.5 pp
2011 2.3 +0.57 pp
2010 1.73
2004 4.95
2000 2.46
1988 5.1
1985 3.43 +1 pp
1984 2.43 +0.74 pp
1983 1.69 −0.83 pp
1982 2.52
1976 2.68 −0.54 pp
1975 3.22 −0.17 pp
1974 3.39 +0.04 pp
1973 3.35
1971 3.16

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.