Benin Education Spending 1960-2024

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.
  • Benin education spending for 2022 was 17.19%, a 0.41% decline from 2021.
  • Benin education spending for 2021 was 17.60%, a 17.6% increase from 2020.
  • Benin education spending for 2020 was 0.00%, a 18.44% decline from 2019.
  • Benin education spending for 2019 was 18.44%, a 0.73% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Ethiopia 23.01%
Senegal 22.17%
Burkina Faso 21.96%
Burundi 20.64%
Tajikistan 18.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 18.41%
Mali 18.19%
Benin 17.19%
Chad 16.72%
Gambia 14.48%
Togo 14.48%
Tanzania 14.33%
Madagascar 13.85%
Haiti 13.12%
Rwanda 12.50%
Nepal 12.44%
Niger 12.37%
Guinea 11.95%
Liberia 11.73%
Central African Republic 10.74%
Comoros 10.48%
Uganda 8.48%
Guinea-Bissau 0.00%
Syrian Arab Republic 0.00%
Malawi 0.00%
South Sudan 0.00%
Zimbabwe 0.00%
Afghanistan 0.00%
Mozambique 0.00%
Somalia 0.00%
Yemen 0.00%
Eritrea 0.00%
Sierra Leone 0.00%
North Korea 0.00%
Benin Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 17.19% -0.41%
2021 17.60% 17.60%
2020 0.00% -18.44%
2019 18.44% 0.73%
2018 17.71% -2.17%
2017 19.88% 1.09%
2016 18.79% 1.31%
2015 17.48% -4.75%
2014 22.23% -0.11%
2013 22.34% -2.68%
2012 25.02% 4.06%
2011 20.96% -5.18%
2010 26.14% 7.97%
2009 18.18% -0.91%
2008 19.09% 4.14%
2007 14.95% -4.76%
2006 19.71% 0.92%
2005 18.79% -0.42%
2004 19.21% 2.53%
2003 16.68% 2.55%
2002 14.13% -1.18%
2001 15.31% 1.80%
2000 13.51% -4.37%
1999 17.89% -0.58%
1998 18.46% 18.46%
1997 0.00% 0.00%
1996 0.00% 0.00%
1995 0.00% 0.00%
1994 0.00% 0.00%
1993 0.00% 0.00%
1992 0.00% 0.00%
1991 0.00% 0.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%