GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Namibia: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
14.7%
in 2024
Namibia
24.6%
in 2025
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
8th
Namibia rank
5th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 24.6% against 14.7% in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.7 times GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 8th 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: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 22.2% | 6.5% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 24.5% | 8.8% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 25.0% | 10.3% | 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: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 24.6% against 14.7% in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Namibia?
- 9.9%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Namibia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Namibia rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 8th 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