Zambia education spending for 2025 was 14.51%, a 0.87% decline from 2024.
Zambia education spending for 2024 was 15.38%, a 1.52% increase from 2023.
Zambia education spending for 2023 was 13.86%, a 2.34% increase from 2021.
Zambia education spending for 2021 was 11.51%, a 0.86% decline from 2020.
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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Zambia Education Spending | Historical Data | 1981 - 2025.