Current education expenditure, primary (% of total expenditure in primary public institutions) - Country Ranking - Africa

Definition: Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Botswana 100.00 2009
1 Niger 100.00 2018
3 Comoros 100.00 2015
4 Algeria 100.00 2016
5 Zimbabwe 99.78 2014
6 Central African Republic 99.27 2010
7 Togo 99.21 2016
8 Malawi 99.14 2016
9 Côte d'Ivoire 98.97 2018
10 Zambia 98.64 2017
11 Guinea 98.62 2020
12 Eswatini 98.38 2014
13 Senegal 98.32 2018
14 Madagascar 97.66 2013
15 Burkina Faso 97.58 2016
16 Mali 97.29 2017
17 Burundi 97.07 2012
18 Djibouti 97.03 2016
19 Cabo Verde 96.96 2019
20 Lesotho 96.52 2018
21 Namibia 96.31 2017
22 Tunisia 96.21 2012
23 South Africa 96.16 2020
24 Kenya 95.74 2015
25 Chad 95.57 2020
26 Eritrea 95.33 2005
27 Uganda 93.40 2014
28 Ghana 93.08 2014
29 Seychelles 92.47 2016
30 Benin 90.98 2015
31 Morocco 90.45 2009
32 The Gambia 90.39 2013
33 São Tomé and Principe 89.77 2014
34 Mauritius 88.66 2010
35 Cameroon 88.56 2013
36 Gabon 87.86 2014
37 Rwanda 87.53 2018
38 Ethiopia 85.17 2015
39 Mozambique 80.74 2012
40 Sierra Leone 75.95 2020
41 Dem. Rep. Congo 73.00 2013
42 Angola 66.25 2006
43 Guinea-Bissau 36.26 2013

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Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Current expenditure, primary is calculated by dividing all current expenditure in public institutions of primary education by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of primary education, and multiplying by 100. Aggregate data are based on World Bank estimates. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual