Sierra Leone vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
13.8%
in 2022
Sierra Leone rank
14th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
16th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Sierra Leone
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.5% against 13.8% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 14th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 16th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 17.6% | 0.1% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 14.8% | 6.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 14.4% | 17.4% | 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, Sierra Leone or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.5% against 13.8% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Sierra Leone and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 6.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Sierra Leone and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Sierra Leone ranks 14th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 16th 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