Botswana vs GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government

Botswana
21.5%
in 2020
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
14.7%
in 2024
Botswana rank
11th
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
8th

Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time

  • Botswana
  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 21.5% against 14.7% in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 6.8%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 11th and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Difference Ahead
2000s 23.2% 17.0% 6.1% Botswana
2010s 22.6% 15.7% 6.8% Botswana
2020s 21.5% 14.3% 7.1% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Botswana or GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Botswana, at 21.5% against 14.7% in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2020.
What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Botswana and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
6.8%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Botswana and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
Botswana ranks 11th and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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

Indicator
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation)
Unit
UIS calculation
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
240 places, 5,509 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release