GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
12.7%
in 2025
South Africa
19.1%
in 2025
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
23rd
South Africa rank
26th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 19.1% against 12.7% in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 26th of 43 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 12.6% | 2.9% | GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 18.8% | 2.2% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 19.1% | 4.2% | South Africa |
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: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 19.1% against 12.7% in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
- 6.4%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 26th 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