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Government expenditure on education as percentage of total government expenditure: 4.3% of govt
View MoreGovernment expenditure on education as percentage of total government expenditure (2025)
62/237 countriesBack to EducationGlobal13.8%of govtYear-over-year-0.44%5-year change+4.76%
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Rankings at a glance
Top 10 · Government expenditure on education as percentage of total government expenditure (2025)
Kenya leads the world in government expenditure on education as percentage of total government expenditure at 28.54% of govt in 2025, followed by Namibia (24.58% of govt) and Bhutan (22.22% of govt). Senegal (20.91% of govt) and the Dominican Republic (20.87% of govt) close out the top 5. Next up, Sierra Leone (20.55% of govt) and Eswatini (19.21% of govt). South Africa (19.14% of govt), Benin (18.02% of govt), and Zimbabwe (17.9% of govt) round out the top ten. The gap across the top ten is wide: Kenya has 1.6× the value of Zimbabwe (17.9% of govt). Eight of the top ten are in Africa, with three from Southern Africa. Among these countries, Bhutan saw the largest year-over-year change at +29.3%.
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