Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Education Spending (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6% |
| 2023 | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 6.6% |
| 2020 | 6.2% |
| 2019 | 5.9% |
| 2018 | 5.6% |
| 2017 | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% |
| 2014 | 5.5% |
| 2013 | 5.4% |
40 countries carry a recent government education expenditure as a share of GDP figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
170 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Africa, grouped by topic.