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Education · West Africa

Nigeria Education Spending (% of GDP)

0.3%as of 2023-8.4% vs 2022

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

Trend

20122023 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodEducation Spending (% of GDP)
20230.3%
20220.3%
20210.4%
20200.4%
20190.4%
20180.4%
20170.4%
20160.4%
20150.4%
20140.5%
20130.5%
20120.5%

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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=NG&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
Kenya4%2024
South Africa6%2024
Egypt3.8%2008
Ghana2.9%2022
Ethiopia2.3%2024
Tanzania3.2%2024

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