Burkina Faso vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Burkina Faso
20.3%
in 2023
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
13.8%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
17th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
14th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Burkina Faso
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 20.3% against 13.8% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 15.6% | 2.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 15.5% | 3.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 14.1% | 7.0% | Burkina Faso |
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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Burkina Faso, at 20.3% against 13.8% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Burkina Faso and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release