Kazakhstan vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Kazakhstan
22.0%
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
14.9%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
10th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
7th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Kazakhstan
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 22.0% against 14.9% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.5 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 10th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 7th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 16.9% | 6.1% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 16.1% | 1.2% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 15.2% | 5.0% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Kazakhstan or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Kazakhstan, at 22.0% against 14.9% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Kazakhstan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 7.1%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Kazakhstan ranks 10th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 7th of 197 countries.
- 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