Kenya vs SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Kenya
28.5%
in 2025
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
16.2%
in 2024
Kenya rank
2nd
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank
3rd
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Kenya
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 28.5% against 16.2% in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 2nd and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 15.1% | 11.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 16.5% | 2.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 16.0% | 4.8% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Kenya or SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Kenya, at 28.5% against 16.2% in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Kenya and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- 12.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Kenya ranks 2nd and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 3rd 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