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Government spending on education, share of GDP in Gambia

Government spending on education, share of GDP in the Gambia was 2.8% of GDP in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.1 pts from 2022. That is the 124th highest of 163 countries in 2022.

2023, % of GDP2.8
Change on 2022-0.1 pts
Rank124th of 163Countries ranked
Series high4.31985
Series low0.62004

Government spending on education, share of GDP in Gambia, 1985 to 2023

01234519851992200120062011201620231985: 4.3 % of GDP1986: 3.5 % of GDP1989: 3 % of GDP1990: 2.8 % of GDP1991: 3.8 % of GDP1992: 1.2 % of GDP1995: 2.6 % of GDP1996: 2.6 % of GDP1999: 1.6 % of GDP2000: 1.5 % of GDP2001: 1.2 % of GDP2002: 1.4 % of GDP2003: 1.4 % of GDP2004: 0.6 % of GDP2005: 0.7 % of GDP2006: 0.8 % of GDP2007: 0.8 % of GDP2008: 2.2 % of GDP2009: 1.9 % of GDP2010: 2.6 % of GDP2011: 2.5 % of GDP2012: 2.6 % of GDP2013: 1.8 % of GDP2014: 2.2 % of GDP2015: 2.2 % of GDP2016: 2 % of GDP2017: 2.5 % of GDP2018: 2.4 % of GDP2019: 2.8 % of GDP2020: 2.9 % of GDP2021: 3 % of GDP2022: 2.9 % of GDP2023: 2.8 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 33 values
Period% of GDP
20232.8
20222.9
20213
20202.9
20192.8
20182.4
20172.5
20162
20152.2
20142.2
20131.8
20122.6
20112.5
20102.6
20091.9
20082.2
20070.8
20060.8
20050.7
20040.6
20031.4
20021.4
20011.2
20001.5
19991.6
19962.6
19952.6
19921.2
19913.8
19902.8
19893
19863.5
19854.3

Rankings

Definition

General government expenditure on education at all levels (current, capital and transfers), as a percentage of GDP. Includes spending funded by international transfers to government. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Government spending only: fees and other money paid by households and private bodies are left out, so countries where families pay a large share show lower values. For some countries UIS takes the figure from government budget documents, so a recent year can be revised when final accounts come in. Countries only; UIS publishes no World figure.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the government spending on education, share of GDP in Gambia?

Government spending on education, share of GDP in the Gambia was 2.8% of GDP in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.1 pts from 2022. That is the 124th highest of 163 countries in 2022.

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Government expenditure on education, total, % of GDP (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest government spending on education, share of GDP in Gambia?

4.3% of GDP in 1985, the highest value since 1985 in this series.

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