SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean vs Sierra Leone: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
13.8%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
12th
Sierra Leone rank
14th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.5% against 13.8% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 43 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 20.7% | 4.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 18.9% | 3.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 29.2% | 14.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.5% against 13.8% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
- 6.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Sierra Leone rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 43 groups.
- 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