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Education · West Africa

Benin Education Spending (% of GDP)

3.2%as of 2023+4.3% vs 2022

Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved August 14, 2026.

Trend

20002023 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodEducation Spending (% of GDP)
20233.2%
20223.1%
20213.1%
20202.9%
20192.7%
20182.9%
20173.5%
20162.9%
20153.2%
20143.2%
20133.3%
20123.6%

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GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=BJ&metric_key=government_expenditure_education_pct_gdp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Education Spending (% of GDP) across Africa

View country ranking ->
CountryEducation Spending (% of GDP)Period
Nigeria0.3%2023
Kenya4%2024
South Africa6%2024
Egypt3.8%2008
Ghana2.9%2022
Ethiopia2.3%2024

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