Liberia 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.
  • Liberia education spending for 2022 was 11.73%, a 4.34% increase from 2021.
  • Liberia education spending for 2021 was 7.39%, a 6.33% decline from 2020.
  • Liberia education spending for 2020 was 13.71%, a 0.01% decline from 2019.
  • Liberia education spending for 2019 was 13.72%, a 5.75% 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%
Afghanistan 0.00%
Mozambique 0.00%
Somalia 0.00%
Yemen 0.00%
Eritrea 0.00%
Sierra Leone 0.00%
North Korea 0.00%
Guinea-Bissau 0.00%
Syrian Arab Republic 0.00%
Malawi 0.00%
South Sudan 0.00%
Zimbabwe 0.00%
Liberia Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 11.73% 4.34%
2021 7.39% -6.33%
2020 13.71% -0.01%
2019 13.72% 5.75%
2018 7.96% 0.20%
2017 7.77% -3.26%
2016 11.02% 0.00%
2015 11.02% 4.26%
2014 6.76% 1.11%
2013 5.65% 0.47%
2012 5.18% 5.18%
2011 0.00% 0.00%
2010 0.00% 0.00%
2009 0.00% -6.45%
2008 6.45% 6.45%
2007 0.00% 0.00%
2006 0.00% 0.00%
2005 0.00% 0.00%
2004 0.00% 0.00%
2003 0.00% 0.00%
2002 0.00% 0.00%
2001 0.00% 0.00%
2000 0.00% 0.00%
1999 0.00% 0.00%
1998 0.00% 0.00%
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%