Sierra Leone vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
13.8%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
14th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
14th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Sierra Leone
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.5% against 13.8% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 14th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.5% | 1.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 15.5% | 3.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 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 Income (july 2025)?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.5% against 13.8% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Sierra Leone and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Sierra Leone ranks 14th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th 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