Government spending on education, share of government spending in Malawi
Government spending on education, share of government spending in Malawi was 16% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is unchanged from 2023.
Government spending on education, share of government spending in Malawi, 2003 to 2024
All 14 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2021 | 17.6 |
| 2020 | 20.2 |
| 2018 | 15.8 |
| 2017 | 14.3 |
| 2016 | 17.2 |
| 2015 | 21.8 |
| 2014 | 16.6 |
| 2013 | 20.5 |
| 2012 | 13.6 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2010 | 12.5 |
| 2003 | 16.5 |
Rankings
- Countries by government spending on education, share of government spending
- EU countries by government spending on education, share of government spending
Definition
General government expenditure on education as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors. Calculated and published by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
A share of the government budget, not of GDP; for that see education_expenditure_gdp. UIS divides by total government spending from IMF figures or, for some countries, from government budget documents, so a recent year can be revised. Countries only; UIS publishes no World figure.
How to cite
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Government expenditure on education, total, % of government expenditure (SE.XPD.TOTL.GB.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GB.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the government spending on education, share of government spending in Malawi?
Government spending on education, share of government spending in Malawi was 16% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is unchanged from 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Government expenditure on education, total, % of government expenditure (SE.XPD.TOTL.GB.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest government spending on education, share of government spending in Malawi?
21.8% in 2015, the highest value since 2003 in this series.