Source data
Government education spending as a share of GDP and total government expenditure
Sources checked
Share of GDP
Shared scale · 0% to 16.49%
Share of government expenditure
Shared scale · 0% to 16.49%
Both figures use the same education spending concept and different denominators.
Government education spending as a share of GDP and total government expenditure
The figure compares the latest year available for both measures in all five economies. The table includes later GDP-series observations where available. Unavailable marks a missing observation in the government-expenditure share series.
| Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2023 | 3.23 | 15.8 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2022 | 3.1 | 14.99 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2021 | 3.1 | 14.77 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2020 | 2.9 | 15.72 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2019 | 2.73 | 18.87 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2018 | 2.93 | 17.71 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2017 | 3.54 | 19.88 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2016 | 2.9 | 18.79 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2015 | 3.17 | 17.48 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2014 | 3.16 | 22.23 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2013 | 3.33 | 22.34 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2012 | 3.56 | 25.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2010 | 3.68 | 26.14 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2009 | 3.09 | 18.18 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2008 | 2.78 | 19.09 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2007 | 2.36 | 14.95 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2006 | 2.56 | 19.71 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2005 | 2.66 | 18.79 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2004 | 2.57 | 19.21 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2003 | 2.28 | 16.68 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2002 | 2.16 | 14.13 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2001 | 2.37 | 15.31 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2000 | 2.11 | 13.51 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2024 | 3.61 | 17.62 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2023 | 3.39 | 15.95 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2022 | 3.47 | 15.9 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2021 | 3.33 | 16.27 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2020 | 3.79 | 18.59 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2019 | 3.41 | 19.85 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2018 | 3.21 | 18.29 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2017 | 3.74 | 20.63 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2016 | 3.94 | 22.39 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2015 | 3.49 | 21.17 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2014 | 3.31 | 21.77 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2013 | 3.46 | 21.57 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2012 | 3.43 | 20.86 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2011 | 2.87 | 22.43 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2010 | 3.25 | 22.77 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2009 | 3.17 | 22.19 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2008 | 3.1 | 21.53 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2007 | 3.02 | 20.76 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2006 | 2.82 | 20.02 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2005 | 2.92 | 21.85 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2004 | 2.91 | 22.11 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2003 | 2.86 | 22.65 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2002 | 2.81 | 22.59 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2001 | 2.44 | 23.2 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2000 | 2.4 | 20.81 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2022 | 2.91 | 13.18 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2021 | 3.4 | 12.17 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2020 | 3.41 | 13.63 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2019 | 3.15 | 14.27 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2018 | 3.89 | 18.6 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2017 | 3.53 | 20.1 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2016 | 4.39 | 22.09 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2015 | 4.43 | 23.81 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2014 | 4.4 | 20.99 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2013 | 4.58 | 21.22 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2012 | 7.92 | 26.58 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2011 | 8.14 | 30.63 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2010 | 5.54 | 20.7 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2009 | 5.32 | 22.5 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2008 | 5.76 | 24.04 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2007 | 5.52 | 22.32 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2006 | 5.15 | 24.16 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2005 | 7.42 | 23.43 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2004 | 7.54 | 22.38 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2001 | 5.35 | 15.74 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2023 | 0.32 | 3.65 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2022 | 0.35 | 4.3 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2021 | 0.38 | 5.14 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2020 | 0.36 | 5.13 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2019 | 0.36 | 5.85 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2018 | 0.42 | 5.94 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2017 | 0.4 | 6.12 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2016 | 0.39 | 6.65 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2015 | 0.44 | 9.26 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2014 | 0.47 | 9.04 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2013 | 0.53 | 8.68 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2012 | 0.55 | 8.55 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2023 | 6.16 | 22.55 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2022 | 5.95 | 16.49 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2021 | 5.61 | 16.68 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2020 | 5.69 | 19.22 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2019 | 5.04 | 14.69 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2018 | 5.11 | 22.66 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2017 | 4.74 | 21.1 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2016 | 5.11 | 21.34 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2015 | 5.46 | 23.78 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2014 | 5.73 | 24.8 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2013 | 5.69 | 25.74 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2012 | 4.78 | 20.8 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2011 | 4.9 | 21.09 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2010 | 0.54 | 2.51 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2009 | 4.92 | 23.3 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2008 | 4.03 | 19.23 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2006 | 3.82 | 17.95 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2005 | 4.06 | 21.77 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2004 | 3.08 | 16.96 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2003 | 2.75 | 16.12 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2002 | 2.59 | 16.72 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2001 | 2.47 | 15.73 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2000 | 2.46 | 17.62 | Source 1 |