GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Kenya: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
16.0%
in 2024
Kenya
28.5%
in 2025
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
4th
Kenya rank
2nd
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 28.5% against 16.0% in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 12.5%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 4th and Kenya ranks 2nd of 43 groups.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 26.2% | 12.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 18.7% | 2.9% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 20.8% | 4.5% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 28.5% against 16.0% in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Kenya?
- 12.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Kenya?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Kenya rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 4th and Kenya ranks 2nd of 43 groups.
- 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