GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Namibia: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
15.3%
in 2023
Namibia
24.6%
in 2025
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
6th
Namibia rank
5th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 24.6% against 15.3% in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 5th of 43 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 22.8% | 8.5% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 24.5% | 10.0% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 24.9% | 10.1% | Namibia |
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: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 24.6% against 15.3% in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Namibia?
- 9.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Namibia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Namibia rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 5th 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