Guinea-Bissau Education Spending 1999-2023

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.
  • Guinea-Bissau education spending for 2021 was 9.32%, a 1.31% increase from 2020.
  • Guinea-Bissau education spending for 2020 was 8.01%, a 0.09% decline from 2018.
  • Guinea-Bissau education spending for 2018 was 8.10%, a 6.9% decline from 2017.
  • Guinea-Bissau education spending for 2017 was 15.00%, a 5% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Sierra Leone 33.83%
Democratic Republic of Congo 21.61%
Burkina Faso 21.56%
Senegal 21.08%
Togo 20.80%
Burundi 20.44%
Tajikistan 19.91%
Mozambique 18.76%
Haiti 16.11%
Mali 15.96%
Madagascar 15.52%
Chad 15.13%
Nepal 14.39%
Gambia 13.98%
Tanzania 13.54%
Guinea 11.98%
Niger 11.95%
Rwanda 11.32%
South Sudan 11.21%
Afghanistan 10.88%
Guinea-Bissau 9.32%
Central African Republic 9.09%
Uganda 8.21%
Liberia 6.87%
Somalia 4.36%
Guinea-Bissau Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2021 9.32% 1.31%
2020 8.01% -0.09%
2018 8.10% -6.90%
2017 15.00% 5.00%
2016 10.00% -3.00%
2015 13.00% 0.00%
2014 13.00% -3.19%
2013 16.19% 1.65%
2012 14.54% 4.34%
2011 10.20% 1.13%
2010 9.07% -7.67%
1999 16.74% -7.67%