Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP
Namibia
4.9%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
3,075.7%
in 2023
Namibia rank
3rd
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Namibia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3,075.7% against 4.9% in Namibia, a difference of 3,070.8%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 627.4 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 162 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.7% | 2.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3,075.7% against 4.9% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp between Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 3,070.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
- How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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