Bhutan vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Bhutan
22.2%
in 2025
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
14.7%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
8th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
8th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Bhutan
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 22.2% against 14.7% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.5 times SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Bhutan ranks 8th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 17.0% | 0.9% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.0% | 2.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 15.0% | 3.3% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Bhutan or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Bhutan, at 22.2% against 14.7% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Bhutan and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 7.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Bhutan ranks 8th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 8th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release