WB: High Income (july 2025) vs Zimbabwe: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
WB: High Income (july 2025)
11.9%
in 2022
Zimbabwe
17.9%
in 2025
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 17.9% against 11.9% in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2010 it was WB: High Income (july 2025) ahead.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 43 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.2% | 22.1% | 9.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 15.7% | 3.8% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, WB: High Income (july 2025) or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 17.9% against 11.9% in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between WB: High Income (july 2025) and Zimbabwe?
- 6.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for WB: High Income (july 2025) and Zimbabwe?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
- How do WB: High Income (july 2025) and Zimbabwe rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th 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