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Sierra Leone - Education Spending 2007

Name: Sierra Leone Education Spending 2007
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Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank

1.66% −0.15% from 2006 Global rank: 5th

Sierra Leone's education spending was 1.66% in 2007. This was the 5th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2007▾

Education Spending by Country - 2007
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Gambia, The	0.82%	8.7%
2nd	Zambia	1.24%	-28.5%
3rd	Central African Republic	1.31%	-7.2%
4th	Cambodia	1.36%	-12.6%
5th	Sierra Leone	1.66%	-8.5%
6th	Liechtenstein	1.92%	-6.5%
7th	Macao SAR, China	2.04%	-6.9%
8th	Dominican Republic	2.05%	11.0%
9th	Andorra	2.10%	-6.2%
10th	Bangladesh	2.20%	3.3%
11th	Pakistan	2.23%	12.8%
12th	Benin	2.36%	-7.8%
13th	Guyana	2.39%	-23.3%
14th	Philippines	2.49%	2.4%
15th	Togo	2.49%	2.2%
16th	Azerbaijan	2.55%	-0.2%
17th	Bahrain	2.58%	-10.4%
18th	Lebanon	2.58%	-7.1%
19th	Peru	2.63%	-0.9%
20th	Georgia	2.70%	-10.2%
21st	Paraguay	2.74%	-4.5%
22nd	Kazakhstan	2.83%	7.8%
23rd	Cameroon	2.88%	13.3%
24th	Madagascar	2.90%	2.5%
25th	Singapore	2.95%	3.1%
26th	Niger	3.01%	17.8%
27th	Côte d'Ivoire	3.02%	7.0%
28th	Armenia	3.02%	11.2%
29th	British Virgin Islands	3.04%	-13.4%
30th	Indonesia	3.04%	6.0%
31st	Lao PDR	3.08%	4.0%
32nd	Guatemala	3.09%	1.8%
33rd	Mauritius	3.19%	-12.7%
34th	Chile	3.23%	6.3%
35th	Albania	3.28%	2.6%
36th	Japan	3.28%	0.1%
37th	Tajikistan	3.41%	0.3%
38th	Hong Kong SAR, China	3.45%	-10.1%
39th	Nepal	3.52%	-2.4%
40th	Slovak Republic	3.52%	-5.0%
41st	Thailand	3.60%	-11.0%
42nd	El Salvador	3.61%	3.3%
43rd	Bulgaria	3.68%	-5.7%
44th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	3.68%	-7.9%
45th	Czechia	3.85%	-8.2%
46th	Croatia	3.97%	3.8%
47th	Rwanda	3.99%	-17.4%
48th	Tanzania	4.03%	34.0%
49th	Serbia	4.05%	-
50th	Burkina Faso	4.08%	2.5%
51st	Colombia	4.08%	4.2%
52nd	Italy	4.09%	-9.3%
53rd	Romania	4.15%	-3.6%
54th	St. Kitts and Nevis	4.19%	3.3%
55th	Spain	4.25%	1.6%
56th	Nauru	4.25%	-73.2%
57th	Malaysia	4.37%	-2.5%
58th	Maldives	4.42%	-4.9%
59th	South Africa	4.45%	-1.8%
60th	Argentina	4.46%	8.1%
61st	Mexico	4.48%	-0.3%
62nd	Switzerland	4.58%	-5.3%
63rd	Lithuania	4.59%	-5.1%
64th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	4.60%	7.2%
65th	Estonia	4.62%	-3.9%
66th	Costa Rica	4.63%	0.4%
67th	Mongolia	4.69%	8.4%
68th	Aruba	4.70%	1.7%
69th	Ireland	4.72%	3.7%
70th	Canada	4.77%	0.0%
71st	Netherlands	4.86%	-3.2%
72nd	European Union	4.86%	-1.7%
73rd	Poland	4.86%	-6.3%
74th	Syrian Arab Republic	4.86%	-7.9%
75th	Latvia	4.89%	-1.1%
76th	Portugal	4.92%	0.3%
77th	United Kingdom	4.92%	-1.0%
78th	Cabo Verde	4.96%	-24.0%
79th	Brazil	4.97%	2.1%
80th	Hungary	5.13%	-2.9%
81st	Slovenia	5.14%	-8.6%
82nd	Belarus	5.15%	-15.2%
83rd	Austria	5.18%	-1.6%
84th	Barbados	5.22%	-7.9%
85th	Israel	5.35%	-4.3%
86th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	5.44%	-9.8%
87th	Jamaica	5.49%	18.9%
88th	Ghana	5.52%	7.2%
89th	Finland	5.67%	-4.4%
90th	Fiji	5.89%	4.2%
91st	Ukraine	5.90%	-1.3%
92nd	Malta	5.96%	34.5%
93rd	Sweden	6.19%	-2.9%
94th	Cyprus	6.28%	-0.8%
95th	São Tomé and Principe	6.29%	47.2%
96th	Tunisia	6.46%	0.4%
97th	Kyrgyz Republic	6.47%	16.5%
98th	Norway	6.51%	2.3%
99th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	6.72%	4.4%
100th	Iceland	6.94%	-3.5%
101st	Solomon Islands	7.33%	216.7%
102nd	Denmark	7.60%	-1.5%
103rd	Moldova	8.29%	10.6%
104th	Djibouti	8.41%	1.5%
105th	Botswana	9.05%	-15.3%
106th	Cuba	11.87%	31.0%

FAQ

What was Sierra Leone's education spending in 2007?▾

Sierra Leone's education spending in 2007 was 1.66%. This ranked 5th globally.

How did Sierra Leone's education spending change in 2007?▾

Sierra Leone's education spending decreased by 8.5% in 2007 compared to 2006.

Which country had the highest education spending in 2007?▾

Cuba had the highest education spending in 2007 at 11.87%.

What is the education spending of Sierra Leone in 2007?▾

The education spending of Sierra Leone in 2007 was 1.66%. This ranked 5th globally.

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