Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Burkina Faso
20.3%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Sierra Leone rank
14th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.5% against 20.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.6% | 1.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 19.7% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 32.3% | 10.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.5% against 20.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th 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