Guinea-Bissau Education Spending 1999-2024

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.
  • Guinea-Bissau education spending for 2013 was 16.19%, a 1.65% increase from 2012.
  • Guinea-Bissau education spending for 2012 was 14.54%, a 4.34% increase from 2011.
  • Guinea-Bissau education spending for 2011 was 10.20%, a 1.13% increase from 2010.
  • Guinea-Bissau education spending for 2010 was 9.07%, a 7.67% decline from 1999.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Zimbabwe 28.66%
Ethiopia 27.02%
Senegal 25.74%
Benin 22.34%
Malawi 20.50%
Tanzania 19.12%
Mozambique 19.03%
Niger 18.08%
Burundi 17.24%
Rwanda 16.86%
Mali 16.62%
Guinea-Bissau 16.19%
Democratic Republic of Congo 16.17%
Burkina Faso 16.17%
Comoros 16.07%
Togo 15.50%
Sierra Leone 15.20%
Guinea 14.13%
Madagascar 13.99%
Chad 12.46%
Uganda 11.74%
Gambia 10.59%
Central African Republic 8.08%
Afghanistan 7.13%
Liberia 5.65%
South Sudan 3.23%
Guinea-Bissau Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2013 16.19% 1.65%
2012 14.54% 4.34%
2011 10.20% 1.13%
2010 9.07% -7.67%
1999 16.74% -7.67%