Gambia 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.
  • Gambia education spending for 2022 was 14.48%, a 1.14% decline from 2021.
  • Gambia education spending for 2021 was 15.62%, a 1.35% increase from 2020.
  • Gambia education spending for 2020 was 14.28%, a 0.18% increase from 2019.
  • Gambia education spending for 2019 was 14.10%, a 2.74% 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%
South Sudan 0.00%
Zimbabwe 0.00%
Malawi 0.00%
Somalia 0.00%
Yemen 0.00%
Afghanistan 0.00%
Mozambique 0.00%
Sierra Leone 0.00%
Eritrea 0.00%
North Korea 0.00%
Guinea-Bissau 0.00%
Syrian Arab Republic 0.00%
Gambia Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 14.48% -1.14%
2021 15.62% 1.35%
2020 14.28% 0.18%
2019 14.10% 2.74%
2018 11.36% -1.95%
2017 13.31% 2.86%
2016 10.45% -0.58%
2015 11.03% -0.72%
2014 11.75% 1.17%
2013 10.59% -3.21%
2012 13.80% -1.32%
2011 15.12% -2.49%
2010 17.61% 4.32%
2009 13.29% -5.59%
2008 18.88% 11.58%
2007 7.30% 1.94%
2006 5.36% 0.02%
2005 5.34% 0.31%
2004 5.03% -3.44%
2003 8.47% -2.48%
2002 10.95% 2.74%
2001 8.21% -3.72%
2000 11.92% 11.92%
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%