Public spending on education as a share of government expenditure fell 27.0% to 8.21% in Uganda in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in Uganda reached an all time high of 20.3% in 2004 and an all time low of 8.21% in 2021.
Uganda has been ranked 80th within the group of 86 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of government expenditure, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.92% | 6.55% | 6.76% | 5.41% | 6.05% | ||||||||||||
| Burundi | % | ... | ... | ... | 27.5% | 20.8% | 19.8% | 19.5% | 21.2% | |||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | ... | 8.39% | 7.32% | 8.90% | 9.14% | 9.80% | |||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.95% | 12.9% | 15.7% | 15.6% | 17.9% | |||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.7% | 14.6% | 14.0% | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Ethiopia | % | ... | ... | ... | 27.1% | 23.0% | 26.5% | 24.0% | 20.9% | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Kenya | % | ... | ... | ... | 16.7% | 17.4% | 17.7% | 19.0% | 18.5% | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.5% | 12.3% | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.0% | ||||||||||
| Somalia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.42% | 1.31% | 1.70% | 3.00% | 4.26% | ||
| South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.28% | 0.833% | 1.07% | 0.867% | 9.35% | ||||||
| Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Tanzania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.6% | 17.2% | 24.4% | 20.5% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.2% | 12.5% | 12.2% | 11.3% | 11.5% | ||||||||
| Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.3% | 15.7% | 14.9% | 17.1% | 15.3% |
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