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South Africa - Education Spending 2018

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Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank

5.64% +0.05% from 2017 Global rank: 142nd

South Africa's education spending was 5.64% in 2018, increased +0.05% from 5.60% in 2017. This was the 142nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018▾

Education Spending by Country - 2018
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.00%	-100.0%
2nd	Nigeria	0.42%	6.0%
3rd	Indonesia	0.99%	-5.6%
4th	Central African Republic	1.57%	-10.7%
5th	Cambodia	1.60%	10.8%
6th	Haiti	1.64%	9.3%
7th	Papua New Guinea	1.87%	-4.6%
8th	Bermuda	1.94%	46.1%
9th	Sri Lanka	1.99%	-23.3%
10th	Myanmar	1.99%	-8.0%
11th	Zimbabwe	2.05%	2.4%
12th	Bangladesh	2.09%	-0.9%
13th	Armenia	2.11%	-21.9%
14th	Uganda	2.13%	-5.5%
15th	Cayman Islands	2.16%	-
16th	Angola	2.18%	-11.5%
17th	Chad	2.26%	-8.0%
18th	Antigua and Barbuda	2.27%	-0.5%
19th	Pakistan	2.33%	-9.5%
20th	Lao PDR	2.34%	-6.5%
21st	Gambia, The	2.37%	-3.8%
22nd	Guinea	2.38%	2.8%
23rd	Bahrain	2.39%	7.8%
24th	British Virgin Islands	2.43%	-1.3%
25th	Azerbaijan	2.46%	-0.7%
26th	Bahamas, The	2.49%	-7.5%
27th	Liberia	2.50%	-6.0%
28th	Puerto Rico (US)	2.60%	-4.5%
29th	Kazakhstan	2.62%	-4.9%
30th	Lebanon	2.62%	18.1%
31st	Turks and Caicos Islands	2.73%	10.2%
32nd	Macao SAR, China	2.73%	0.9%
33rd	Congo, Republic of	2.77%	-33.6%
34th	Madagascar	2.84%	5.3%
35th	Singapore	2.86%	-0.8%
36th	Benin	2.93%	-17.1%
37th	Jordan	2.95%	-8.0%
38th	Cameroon	3.03%	-0.9%
39th	St. Kitts and Nevis	3.04%	9.5%
40th	Gabon	3.07%	-13.6%
41st	Rwanda	3.07%	-1.6%
42nd	Japan	3.08%	-1.7%
43rd	Albania	3.08%	-14.7%
44th	Guatemala	3.13%	6.2%
45th	Thailand	3.20%	-7.7%
46th	Côte d'Ivoire	3.21%	-14.0%
47th	Andorra	3.25%	0.9%
48th	Viet Nam	3.30%	-3.6%
49th	Paraguay	3.30%	6.7%
50th	Ireland	3.30%	-2.2%
51st	Romania	3.32%	6.4%
52nd	Malawi	3.32%	20.0%
53rd	Hong Kong SAR, China	3.33%	0.5%
54th	St. Lucia	3.33%	-8.1%
55th	Serbia	3.44%	-3.6%
56th	Niger	3.45%	33.8%
57th	Panama	3.45%	2.2%
58th	Georgia	3.46%	-1.8%
59th	Trinidad and Tobago	3.47%	4.3%
60th	San Marino	3.56%	5.5%
61st	Mali	3.56%	-6.1%
62nd	Grenada	3.56%	12.1%
63rd	Greece	3.58%	3.1%
64th	Seychelles	3.59%	7.4%
65th	El Salvador	3.61%	-3.2%
66th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	3.62%	4.6%
67th	Luxembourg	3.66%	5.0%
68th	Tanzania	3.70%	-16.5%
69th	Peru	3.71%	-5.5%
70th	Djibouti	3.75%	0.5%
71st	Philippines	3.86%	-2.7%
72nd	Lithuania	3.86%	1.2%
73rd	Maldives	3.86%	0.9%
74th	Ghana	3.89%	10.0%
75th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.89%	37.1%
76th	Croatia	3.92%	1.3%
77th	Dominican Republic	3.93%	0.2%
78th	Slovak Republic	3.94%	0.4%
79th	Bulgaria	4.05%	-0.6%
80th	Togo	4.09%	8.7%
81st	Mexico	4.14%	-5.9%
82nd	Spain	4.15%	-0.7%
83rd	Czechia	4.22%	12.2%
84th	Italy	4.24%	5.3%
85th	Türkiye	4.30%	-0.6%
86th	India	4.36%	1.4%
87th	Latvia	4.39%	-3.0%
88th	Nepal	4.43%	-7.0%
89th	Colombia	4.45%	-1.9%
90th	Guyana	4.45%	-4.6%
91st	Korea	4.46%	3.0%
92nd	Sierra Leone	4.47%	50.0%
93rd	Samoa	4.47%	6.8%
94th	Nicaragua	4.47%	2.7%
95th	Malaysia	4.48%	-4.2%
96th	Aruba	4.55%	2.1%
97th	Poland	4.56%	0.4%
98th	Oman	4.59%	-23.5%
99th	European Union	4.59%	-1.2%
100th	Uruguay	4.60%	4.2%
101st	Hungary	4.62%	-0.5%
102nd	Ecuador	4.63%	0.4%
103rd	Mauritius	4.67%	-4.2%
104th	Russian Federation	4.68%	-0.2%
105th	Portugal	4.68%	-6.9%
106th	Tonga	4.72%	1.7%
107th	Zambia	4.74%	27.1%
108th	Cabo Verde	4.79%	4.2%
109th	Fiji	4.80%	3.1%
110th	Uzbekistan	4.84%	7.9%
111th	Belarus	4.84%	0.9%
112th	Argentina	4.88%	-10.6%
113th	Germany	4.88%	2.2%
114th	Canada	4.89%	-1.4%
115th	United States	4.90%	-3.9%
116th	Suriname	4.92%	-9.8%
117th	Switzerland	4.93%	-1.7%
118th	Morocco	4.96%	4.7%
119th	Slovenia	4.98%	3.2%
120th	Nauru	5.05%	-19.5%
121st	Burundi	5.08%	6.6%
122nd	Kenya	5.11%	2.9%
123rd	Senegal	5.11%	7.8%
124th	Estonia	5.14%	5.7%
125th	Dominica	5.15%	9.3%
126th	New Zealand	5.19%	-1.6%
127th	United Kingdom	5.20%	-4.6%
128th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	5.22%	-2.9%
129th	Austria	5.25%	-2.7%
130th	Netherlands	5.27%	3.5%
131st	Ukraine	5.32%	-1.8%
132nd	Tajikistan	5.39%	-2.9%
133rd	Mozambique	5.39%	-1.8%
134th	Barbados	5.40%	36.6%
135th	Jamaica	5.41%	2.9%
136th	France	5.43%	-0.7%
137th	Chile	5.47%	0.7%
138th	Burkina Faso	5.49%	-2.5%
139th	Moldova	5.54%	-3.0%
140th	Kyrgyz Republic	5.55%	-7.9%
141st	São Tomé and Principe	5.62%	-4.3%
142nd	South Africa	5.64%	0.8%
143rd	Eswatini	5.74%	-7.1%
144th	Algeria	5.81%	1.4%
145th	Curaçao	5.94%	0.4%
146th	Honduras	6.06%	5.4%
147th	Israel	6.09%	1.0%
148th	Brazil	6.09%	-3.7%
149th	Belize	6.13%	3.0%
150th	Finland	6.32%	-1.4%
151st	Belgium	6.39%	-0.9%
152nd	Kuwait	6.39%	0.6%
153rd	Bhutan	6.48%	-2.1%
154th	Costa Rica	6.77%	-4.2%
155th	Timor-Leste	6.85%	-4.5%
156th	Lesotho	7.28%	-10.7%
157th	Denmark	7.33%	-0.6%
158th	Iceland	7.56%	-0.3%
159th	Norway	7.60%	-3.2%
160th	Sweden	7.70%	0.8%
161st	Botswana	7.91%	1.2%
162nd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	8.02%	-1.0%
163rd	Cuba	8.02%	-5.0%
164th	Vanuatu	8.61%	89.8%
165th	Namibia	8.88%	536.5%
166th	Micronesia, Federated States of	9.94%	-21.6%
167th	Kiribati	12.92%	12.6%

FAQ

What was South Africa's education spending in 2018?▾

South Africa's education spending in 2018 was 5.64%. This ranked 142nd globally.

How did South Africa's education spending change in 2018?▾

South Africa's education spending increased by 0.8% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest education spending in 2018?▾

Kiribati had the highest education spending in 2018 at 12.92%.

What is the education spending of South Africa in 2018?▾

The education spending of South Africa in 2018 was 5.64%. This ranked 142nd globally.

How does 2018 compare to 2017 for South Africa's education spending?▾

South Africa's education spending went from 5.60% in 2017 to 5.64% in 2018, a 0.8% increase.

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