Global (2025)
13.0
% of govt expenditure
Government expenditure on education as percentage of total government expenditure (2025)
Back to EducationGovernment expenditure on education as percentage of total government expenditure
Year-over-Year
-0.44%
2024–2025
5-Year Change
+4.76%
2020–2025
19702025
2025
Rankings at a glance
Highest · Government expenditure on education as percentage of total government expenditure (2025)
- #1
Kenya
YoY: +2.2%
28.54% of govt expenditure - #2
Namibia
YoY: -1.9%
24.58% of govt expenditure - #3
Bhutan
YoY: +29.3%
22.22% of govt expenditure - #4
Senegal
20.91% of govt expenditure - #5
Dominican Republic
YoY: -4.5%
20.87% of govt expenditure - #6
Sierra Leone
YoY: +2.9%
20.55% of govt expenditure - #7
Eswatini
YoY: -0.7%
19.21% of govt expenditure - #8
South Africa
YoY: +3.4%
19.14% of govt expenditure - #9
Benin
YoY: +0.3%
18.02% of govt expenditure - #10
Zimbabwe
YoY: +9.7%
17.90% of govt expenditure
