Low income vs Namibia: Government expenditure on education, total

Low income
16.7%
in 2022
Namibia
24.6%
in 2025
Low income rank
4th
Namibia rank
5th

Government expenditure on education, total over time

  • Low income
  • Namibia
0102030199920122025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 24.6% against 16.7% in Low income, a difference of 7.9%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.5 times Low income's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 5th of 46 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 13.5% 23.0% 9.5% Namibia
2000s 14.3% 23.2% 8.9% Namibia
2010s 15.1% 24.5% 9.4% Namibia
2020s 15.5% 24.9% 9.4% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on education, total, Low income or Namibia?
Namibia, at 24.6% against 16.7% in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in government expenditure on education, total between Low income and Namibia?
7.9%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Namibia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Low income and Namibia rank globally for government expenditure on education, total?
Low income ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 5th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Low income vs Namibia: Government expenditure on education, total. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-education-total-percent-of-government-expenditure/low-income/namibia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-education-total-percent-of-government-expenditure/low-income/namibia/">Low income vs Namibia: Government expenditure on education, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
Unit
% of government expenditure
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,722 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.