Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 14.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
In 2024, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 14.7%.
That represents a change of down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 17.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2019.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.1% | — |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.5% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.3% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 14.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2019.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release