Namibia vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government

Namibia
24.6%
in 2025
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
14.7%
in 2024
Namibia rank
5th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
8th

Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time

  • Namibia
  • WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 24.6% against 14.7% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 9.9%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.7 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 5th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 22.2% 15.8% 6.4% Namibia
2010s 24.5% 16.1% 8.4% Namibia
2020s 25.0% 14.8% 10.2% 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
Namibia, at 24.6% against 14.7% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2025.
What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Namibia and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
9.9%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Namibia and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
Namibia ranks 5th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation)
Unit
UIS calculation
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
240 places, 5,509 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release