Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 14.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 14.9% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 17.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2024.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.1% | — |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.1% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.9% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.9% | 15.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
- 5 Namibia 24.6% compare
- 6 Morocco 23.3% compare
- 7 Honduras 23.2% compare
- 8 Bhutan 22.2% compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 14.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2024.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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