Niger Education Spending 1996-2023

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
  • Niger education spending for 2021 was 11.95%, a 1.38% decline from 2020.
  • Niger education spending for 2020 was 13.33%, a 0.32% increase from 2019.
  • Niger education spending for 2019 was 13.01%, a 3.33% decline from 2018.
  • Niger education spending for 2018 was 16.34%, a 3.12% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Sierra Leone 33.83%
Democratic Republic of Congo 21.61%
Burkina Faso 21.56%
Senegal 21.08%
Togo 20.80%
Burundi 20.44%
Tajikistan 19.91%
Mozambique 18.76%
Haiti 16.11%
Mali 15.96%
Madagascar 15.52%
Chad 15.13%
Nepal 14.39%
Gambia 13.98%
Tanzania 13.54%
Guinea 11.98%
Niger 11.95%
Rwanda 11.32%
South Sudan 11.21%
Afghanistan 10.88%
Guinea-Bissau 9.32%
Central African Republic 9.09%
Uganda 8.21%
Liberia 6.87%
Somalia 4.36%
Niger Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2021 11.95% -1.38%
2020 13.33% 0.32%
2019 13.01% -3.33%
2018 16.34% 3.12%
2017 13.22% -2.13%
2016 15.35% -3.17%
2015 18.51% -3.15%
2014 21.66% 3.58%
2013 18.08% -1.12%
2012 19.19% -0.92%
2011 20.12% 1.03%
2010 19.09% 0.18%
2009 18.91% 2.74%
2008 16.18% -1.20%
2007 17.38% 0.49%
2006 16.88% 3.04%
2003 13.85% -2.82%
2002 16.67% 0.02%
2001 16.65% -2.41%
2000 19.06% 1.84%
1999 17.22% -1.22%
1996 18.44% -1.22%