Namibia vs WB: Low Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Namibia
24.6%
in 2025
WB: Low Income (july 2025)
15.4%
in 2023
Namibia rank
5th
WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank
5th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Namibia
- WB: Low Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 24.6% against 15.4% in WB: Low Income (july 2025), a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times WB: Low Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 5th and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | WB: Low Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8% | 14.6% | 8.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 14.7% | 9.8% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 15.0% | 10.0% | 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, Namibia or WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Namibia, at 24.6% 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 Namibia and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 9.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Namibia ranks 5th 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