GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Zimbabwe: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
11.7%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
17.9%
in 2025
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
37th
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 17.9% against 11.7% in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2010 it was GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 43 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.8% | 20.1% | 8.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 16.0% | 4.0% | Zimbabwe |
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: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 17.9% against 11.7% in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Zimbabwe?
- 6.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Zimbabwe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Zimbabwe rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th 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