Countries That Give Education the Biggest Share of the Budget 2025

Source: World Bank

Countries That Give Education the Biggest Share of the Budget 2025

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Kenya leads in Education Spending (% of Government Spending) with 28.54 in 2025.

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Average Education Spending (% of Government Spending) in 2025: 18.53 · median: 17.59.

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Gap in 2025: Kenya is 2× larger than Zambia.

About This Dataset

Countries That Give Education the Biggest Share of the Budget 2025

Countries ranked by education spending (% of government spending) in 2025, using World Bank figures for the 60 countries that reported that year. Kenya leads on 28.54, ahead of Namibia (24.58) and Bhutan (22.22). Education spending as a share of total government spending. It shows the priority education is given in the budget, not the amount spent per pupil.

Analysis

Kenya (28.54), Namibia (24.58) and Bhutan (22.22) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 28.54 down to 14.51, a spread of 14.03. Kenya is 1.16 times Namibia, the country in second place. The chart shows the twenty highest of 60 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

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Data Points

20 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

28.54

Kenya

Education Spending (% of Government Spending) · 2025

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Education Spending (% of Government Spending)

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2025

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank
Coverage: 20 entities · 2025 · 20 observations
Measure: Education Spending (% of Government Spending)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Education Spending (% of Government Spending) · ranked by 2025

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#	Category	2025
🥇	Kenya	28.54
🥈	Namibia	24.58
🥉	Bhutan	22.22
4	Senegal	20.91
5	Dominican Republic	20.87
6	Sierra Leone	20.55
7	Eswatini	19.21
8	South Africa	19.14
9	Benin	18.02
10	Zimbabwe	17.90
11	Tunisia	17.28
12	Guatemala	17.27
13	Tuvalu	16.79
14	Puerto Rico (US)	15.96
15	El Salvador	15.89
16	Algeria	15.54
17	Ecuador	15.49
18	Philippines	15.20
19	North Korea	14.63
20	Zambia	14.51

Data Sources & References

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1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GB.ZS Visit ↗

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