Botswana vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Botswana
21.5%
in 2020
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
13.8%
in 2024
Botswana rank
11th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
12th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Botswana
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 21.5% against 13.8% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 11th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 16.0% | 8.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 15.3% | 7.3% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 14.4% | 7.0% | 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Botswana, at 21.5% against 13.8% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Botswana and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7.7%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Botswana ranks 11th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 12th 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