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Nigeria - Education Spending 2012

Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank
0.55% −2.51% from 2011 Global rank: 1st

Nigeria's education spending was 0.55% in 2012. This was the 1st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2012▾
Education Spending by Country - 2012
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Nigeria 0.55% -82.1%
2nd Cambodia 1.23% 1.8%
3rd Sri Lanka 1.45% -16.6%
4th South Sudan 1.58% 63.8%
5th Liberia 1.78% 4.4%
6th Monaco 1.78% 12.0%
7th Uganda 1.80% -21.8%
8th Lao PDR 1.82% 6.6%
9th Guinea 1.83% -19.8%
10th Sierra Leone 1.84% 7.6%
11th Georgia 1.86% -26.0%
12th Guinea-Bissau 1.89% 6.8%
13th Pakistan 1.98% -1.1%
14th Central African Republic 1.98% 78.7%
15th Azerbaijan 2.07% -15.1%
16th Antigua and Barbuda 2.13% -4.2%
17th Lebanon 2.15% 30.0%
18th Mauritania 2.16% -7.4%
19th Bangladesh 2.18% 2.0%
20th Chad 2.21% -2.3%
21st Guyana 2.24% -10.6%
22nd Bahamas, The 2.30% -2.2%
23rd Madagascar 2.34% -1.7%
24th Bermuda 2.39% 8.6%
25th St. Kitts and Nevis 2.49% -0.2%
26th Malawi 2.53% -11.4%
27th Seychelles 2.54% -30.0%
28th Bahrain 2.54% 10.1%
29th Andorra 2.57% -14.1%
30th Cameroon 2.60% -1.9%
31st Afghanistan 2.60% -24.8%
32nd Gambia, The 2.64% 5.5%
33rd Turks and Caicos Islands 2.70% -14.8%
34th Congo, Republic of 2.74% 3.5%
35th Comoros 2.75% -2.9%
36th Armenia 2.77% -11.8%
37th Romania 2.82% -3.1%
38th Brunei Darussalam 2.89% -13.0%
39th Peru 2.92% 9.7%
40th Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.94% -15.7%
41st Guatemala 3.01% 1.2%
42nd Gabon 3.01% 0.9%
43rd Turkmenistan 3.05% -
44th Singapore 3.07% 1.3%
45th Angola 3.08% -9.9%
46th Niger 3.19% 3.5%
47th St. Lucia 3.29% -8.6%
48th Albania 3.30% 3.7%
49th Nepal 3.30% -14.2%
50th Macao SAR, China 3.33% 24.3%
51st Maldives 3.34% 8.4%
52nd Togo 3.38% 9.7%
53rd Indonesia 3.41% 6.8%
54th Mauritius 3.42% 2.6%
55th Japan 3.42% -5.2%
56th Côte d'Ivoire 3.43% 19.8%
57th Bulgaria 3.48% -2.0%
58th Mali 3.48% -7.3%
59th Qatar 3.51% -12.6%
60th Hong Kong SAR, China 3.51% 2.7%
61st British Virgin Islands 3.56% 2.0%
62nd Benin 3.56% -3.2%
63rd Trinidad and Tobago 3.57% -7.2%
64th Burkina Faso 3.60% -9.6%
65th Jordan 3.64% 1.1%
66th Paraguay 3.67% -0.7%
67th Zambia 3.70% 10.0%
68th El Salvador 3.71% -4.8%
69th Russian Federation 3.79% 2.2%
70th Slovak Republic 3.85% -1.3%
71st India 3.87% 1.9%
72nd Luxembourg 3.88% 9.6%
73rd Kazakhstan 3.90% 7.9%
74th Tajikistan 4.02% 2.1%
75th Italy 4.03% -1.5%
76th Uruguay 4.09% -1.3%
77th Hungary 4.14% -9.2%
78th Czechia 4.19% -0.4%
79th Tanzania 4.23% -7.6%
80th Colombia 4.37% -2.1%
81st Türkiye 4.39% 3.9%
82nd Viet Nam 4.41% 16.6%
83rd Rwanda 4.42% 0.9%
84th Spain 4.46% -5.5%
85th Fiji 4.46% 6.9%
86th Dominica 4.53% 12.4%
87th Thailand 4.54% -5.6%
88th Barbados 4.59% -24.2%
89th Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 4.62% -
90th Ecuador 4.65% -1.9%
91st Estonia 4.67% -6.4%
92nd West Bank and Gaza 4.74% -11.1%
93rd Senegal 4.78% -2.6%
94th Lithuania 4.78% -7.2%
95th Germany 4.83% -1.1%
96th Poland 4.83% 0.1%
97th European Union 4.83% -5.5%
98th Mexico 4.88% -0.4%
99th Samoa 4.89% 2.5%
100th Switzerland 4.90% 0.9%
101st Kenya 4.93% 4.9%
102nd Portugal 4.94% -3.4%
103rd Belarus 4.96% 5.9%
104th Grenada 5.07% -7.5%
105th Mongolia 5.20% 12.7%
106th Argentina 5.35% 1.0%
107th Netherlands 5.37% -0.9%
108th Curaçao 5.38% -4.7%
109th Cabo Verde 5.40% 17.4%
110th Belize 5.47% -0.8%
111th Austria 5.52% -2.0%
112th South Africa 5.52% 4.4%
113th Morocco 5.55% 14.9%
114th Mozambique 5.56% 0.5%
115th Israel 5.58% 2.4%
116th Eswatini 5.59% -18.5%
117th Slovenia 5.67% 1.6%
118th Ireland 5.71% -1.1%
119th Malaysia 5.74% -0.4%
120th Brazil 5.86% 2.1%
121st Tunisia 5.95% -0.2%
122nd Zimbabwe 6.07% 293.1%
123rd Jamaica 6.11% -2.5%
124th Burundi 6.17% -2.4%
125th Malta 6.25% -17.5%
126th Honduras 6.30% 140.7%
127th Aruba 6.35% 7.3%
128th Djibouti 6.35% 41.4%
129th Ukraine 6.44% 8.5%
130th Belgium 6.57% 2.8%
131st Costa Rica 6.58% 3.2%
132nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.63% 2.8%
133rd Latvia 6.84% 30.4%
134th São Tomé and Principe 6.93% -21.2%
135th Moldova 6.98% -2.1%
136th Algeria 7.03% -23.0%
137th Timor-Leste 7.16% -29.7%
138th Finland 7.17% 11.1%
139th Denmark 7.25% -14.5%
140th Norway 7.33% 14.2%
141st Kyrgyz Republic 7.38% 8.7%
142nd Sweden 7.57% 18.2%
143rd Iceland 7.58% 11.7%
144th Ghana 7.92% -2.7%
145th Botswana 8.11% -25.1%
146th Namibia 9.24% 15.2%
147th Cuba 11.55% -10.0%
148th Micronesia, Federated States of 11.72% 74.7%
149th Kiribati 12.50% 7.3%
Source: World Bank (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was Nigeria's education spending in 2012?▾

Nigeria's education spending in 2012 was 0.55%. This ranked 1st globally.

How did Nigeria's education spending change in 2012?▾

Nigeria's education spending decreased by 82.1% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Which country had the highest education spending in 2012?▾

Kiribati had the highest education spending in 2012 at 12.50%.

What is the education spending of Nigeria in 2012?▾

The education spending of Nigeria in 2012 was 0.55%. This ranked 1st globally.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Nigeria matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2012. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 6.3%. View full analysis →

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