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Gabon - Education Spending 2017

Name: Gabon Education Spending 2017
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Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank

3.56% +0.89% from 2016 Global rank: 64th

Gabon's education spending was 3.56% in 2017, increased +0.89% from 2.67% in 2016. This was the 64th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017▾

Education Spending by Country - 2017
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Nigeria	0.40%	0.8%
2nd	Indonesia	1.05%	-13.0%
3rd	Bermuda	1.32%	-35.0%
4th	Namibia	1.40%	-86.8%
5th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	1.45%	-31.3%
6th	Monaco	1.46%	6.3%
7th	Haiti	1.50%	8.0%
8th	Central African Republic	1.75%	0.0%
9th	Papua New Guinea	1.96%	130.1%
10th	Zimbabwe	2.00%	-67.4%
11th	Bangladesh	2.11%	64.9%
12th	Myanmar	2.17%	175.1%
13th	Lebanon	2.22%	1.7%
14th	Bahrain	2.22%	-20.9%
15th	Uganda	2.25%	5.4%
16th	Antigua and Barbuda	2.28%	5.1%
17th	Guinea	2.32%	-8.8%
18th	Chad	2.45%	2.8%
19th	British Virgin Islands	2.46%	-24.5%
20th	Gambia, The	2.46%	21.5%
21st	Angola	2.47%	-10.5%
22nd	Turks and Caicos Islands	2.47%	-15.0%
23rd	Azerbaijan	2.47%	-14.8%
24th	Lao PDR	2.50%	-10.0%
25th	Pakistan	2.58%	-3.4%
26th	Niger	2.58%	-12.9%
27th	Sri Lanka	2.59%	-19.7%
28th	Liberia	2.66%	25.9%
29th	Bahamas, The	2.70%	4.1%
30th	Madagascar	2.70%	0.5%
31st	Armenia	2.71%	-1.8%
32nd	Macao SAR, China	2.71%	-12.6%
33rd	Puerto Rico (US)	2.73%	-2.1%
34th	Kazakhstan	2.75%	-7.6%
35th	Malawi	2.77%	-15.6%
36th	St. Kitts and Nevis	2.77%	-7.7%
37th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.84%	-33.4%
38th	Singapore	2.88%	-2.2%
39th	Guatemala	2.95%	0.2%
40th	Qatar	2.97%	-17.7%
41st	Sierra Leone	2.98%	60.1%
42nd	Cameroon	3.06%	19.4%
43rd	Paraguay	3.09%	-10.0%
44th	Romania	3.12%	3.1%
45th	Rwanda	3.12%	-9.0%
46th	Japan	3.13%	-0.5%
47th	Grenada	3.17%	-25.1%
48th	Jordan	3.21%	-6.9%
49th	Andorra	3.22%	-0.6%
50th	Hong Kong SAR, China	3.31%	0.5%
51st	Trinidad and Tobago	3.33%	-21.0%
52nd	Seychelles	3.35%	-16.8%
53rd	San Marino	3.37%	11.3%
54th	Ireland	3.38%	-7.7%
55th	Panama	3.38%	1.7%
56th	Viet Nam	3.42%	-1.5%
57th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	3.46%	9.0%
58th	Thailand	3.47%	-8.0%
59th	Greece	3.47%	-5.8%
60th	Luxembourg	3.49%	-7.5%
61st	Georgia	3.52%	0.0%
62nd	Ghana	3.53%	-19.6%
63rd	Benin	3.54%	22.0%
64th	Gabon	3.56%	33.3%
65th	Serbia	3.57%	1.8%
66th	Albania	3.61%	-8.8%
67th	St. Lucia	3.63%	-30.4%
68th	El Salvador	3.73%	-2.6%
69th	Zambia	3.73%	-0.5%
70th	Djibouti	3.73%	-4.8%
71st	Côte d'Ivoire	3.74%	-5.1%
72nd	Czechia	3.76%	-31.7%
73rd	Togo	3.77%	2.8%
74th	Mali	3.79%	22.5%
75th	Lithuania	3.81%	-5.0%
76th	Maldives	3.82%	4.4%
77th	Croatia	3.87%	-14.0%
78th	Slovak Republic	3.92%	0.9%
79th	Dominican Republic	3.92%	1.8%
80th	Peru	3.93%	3.1%
81st	Barbados	3.96%	-5.7%
82nd	Philippines	3.96%	20.1%
83rd	Italy	4.03%	6.1%
84th	Mongolia	4.07%	-21.5%
85th	Bulgaria	4.08%	0.5%
86th	Congo, Republic of	4.17%	-14.3%
87th	Spain	4.18%	-0.4%
88th	Samoa	4.19%	5.2%
89th	India	4.31%	1.2%
90th	Türkiye	4.32%	-6.6%
91st	Korea	4.33%	-0.1%
92nd	Malta	4.34%	-12.4%
93rd	Afghanistan	4.34%	-4.4%
94th	Nicaragua	4.36%	6.8%
95th	Mexico	4.40%	-7.6%
96th	Uruguay	4.42%	1.2%
97th	Tanzania	4.43%	8.0%
98th	Aruba	4.46%	-18.9%
99th	Uzbekistan	4.48%	-16.7%
100th	Latvia	4.53%	-6.1%
101st	Vanuatu	4.53%	-41.0%
102nd	Colombia	4.54%	1.3%
103rd	Poland	4.54%	-1.8%
104th	Cabo Verde	4.59%	-3.4%
105th	Ecuador	4.61%	3.2%
106th	Tonga	4.64%	18.5%
107th	Hungary	4.65%	0.7%
108th	European Union	4.65%	-3.9%
109th	Fiji	4.65%	-3.8%
110th	Guyana	4.66%	-1.5%
111th	Malaysia	4.68%	-1.6%
112th	Russian Federation	4.69%	24.7%
113th	Dominica	4.72%	-8.1%
114th	West Bank and Gaza	4.72%	-5.2%
115th	Morocco	4.74%	-6.9%
116th	Senegal	4.74%	-7.3%
117th	Burundi	4.76%	1.5%
118th	Nepal	4.77%	22.1%
119th	Germany	4.78%	0.7%
120th	Belarus	4.80%	-3.1%
121st	Slovenia	4.82%	-0.4%
122nd	Estonia	4.86%	-3.8%
123rd	Mauritius	4.88%	-0.1%
124th	Canada	4.96%	3.0%
125th	Kenya	4.96%	1.4%
126th	Switzerland	5.02%	0.7%
127th	Portugal	5.03%	2.7%
128th	Netherlands	5.09%	-5.6%
129th	United States	5.09%	6.5%
130th	Jamaica	5.26%	-1.0%
131st	New Zealand	5.28%	-4.1%
132nd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	5.38%	-1.3%
133rd	Austria	5.40%	-2.0%
134th	Ukraine	5.42%	8.1%
135th	Chile	5.43%	1.2%
136th	United Kingdom	5.45%	0.5%
137th	Argentina	5.45%	-1.6%
138th	Suriname	5.46%	-3.2%
139th	France	5.46%	-4.3%
140th	Mozambique	5.49%	-5.4%
141st	Tajikistan	5.54%	-3.2%
142nd	South Africa	5.60%	2.8%
143rd	Burkina Faso	5.63%	53.4%
144th	Cyprus	5.70%	-6.8%
145th	Moldova	5.71%	0.7%
146th	Algeria	5.73%	-11.8%
147th	Honduras	5.74%	-5.8%
148th	São Tomé and Principe	5.87%	-3.9%
149th	Curaçao	5.91%	-5.1%
150th	Belize	5.95%	3.9%
151st	Oman	6.00%	37.7%
152nd	Israel	6.02%	3.5%
153rd	Kyrgyz Republic	6.03%	-8.5%
154th	Eswatini	6.18%	13.7%
155th	Nauru	6.27%	30.1%
156th	Brazil	6.32%	0.1%
157th	Kuwait	6.35%	6.7%
158th	Finland	6.41%	-7.2%
159th	Belgium	6.45%	-0.6%
160th	Bhutan	6.62%	3.3%
161st	Costa Rica	7.07%	2.6%
162nd	Timor-Leste	7.17%	-11.8%
163rd	Denmark	7.37%	-4.5%
164th	Iceland	7.58%	2.0%
165th	Sweden	7.64%	0.0%
166th	Botswana	7.81%	-10.6%
167th	Norway	7.85%	-1.7%
168th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	8.10%	-0.7%
169th	Lesotho	8.16%	8.0%
170th	Cuba	8.44%	-6.3%
171st	Kiribati	11.48%	-1.5%
172nd	Micronesia, Federated States of	12.68%	-8.2%

FAQ

What was Gabon's education spending in 2017?▾

Gabon's education spending in 2017 was 3.56%. This ranked 64th globally.

How did Gabon's education spending change in 2017?▾

Gabon's education spending increased by 33.3% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest education spending in 2017?▾

Micronesia, Federated States of had the highest education spending in 2017 at 12.68%.

What is the education spending of Gabon in 2017?▾

The education spending of Gabon in 2017 was 3.56%. This ranked 64th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Gabon's education spending?▾

Gabon's education spending went from 2.67% in 2016 to 3.56% in 2017, a 33.3% increase.

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