South Africa Education Spending 2020s

Government expenditure on education as % of GDP · World Bank
6.17% decade average (2020-2029)

South Africa's education spending during the 2020s ranged from 5.99% (2025) to 6.56% (2021), averaging 6.17% over 6 years of data.

2020s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2020 6.17% +0.26% 144th
2021 6.56% +0.38% 152nd
2022 6.16% −0.40% 144th
2023 6.12% −0.03% 108th
2024 6.02% −0.10% 21st
2025 5.99% −0.04% 25th