What is Malawi's education spending in 2022?

Malawi's education spending is 2.75% of GDP as of 2022.

Which country has the highest education spending?

Kiribati has the highest education spending at 14.79% of GDP as of 2022.

Somalia has the lowest education spending at 0% of GDP as of 2022.

The global average for education spending is 4.28% of GDP as of 2022.

Malawi has the 129th highest education spending among 166 countries with data in 2022.

What is Malawi's education spending in 2022?: Malawi's education spending is 2.75% of GDP as of 2022.
How does Malawi rank globally for education spending?: Malawi has the 129th highest education spending among 166 countries with data in 2022.
Which country has the highest education spending?: Kiribati has the highest education spending at 14.79% of GDP as of 2022.
Which country has the lowest education spending?: Somalia has the lowest education spending at 0% of GDP as of 2022.
What is the global average for education spending?: The global average for education spending is 4.28% of GDP as of 2022.

Year	Education Expenditure Percent GDP	Education Expenditure Percent Govt
2024	—	16
2023	—	16
2022	2.75	—
2021	—	17.56
2020	—	20.16
2018	3.32	15.83
2017	2.77	14.34
2016	3.28	17.2
2015	3.85	21.8
2014	3.33	16.6

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics · Updated May 2026