Kenya vs WB: Low Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Kenya
28.5%
in 2025
WB: Low Income (july 2025)
15.4%
in 2023
Kenya rank
2nd
WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank
5th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Kenya
- WB: Low Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 28.5% against 15.4% in WB: Low Income (july 2025), a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.9 times WB: Low Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 2nd and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | WB: Low Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 14.6% | 10.8% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 14.7% | 4.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 15.1% | 4.0% | 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Kenya, at 28.5% against 15.4% in WB: Low Income (july 2025) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Kenya and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 13.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Kenya ranks 2nd and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 5th 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