Public spending on education as a share of government expenditure fell 7.09% to 9.09% in Central African Republic in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in Central African Republic reached an all time high of 12.1% in 2004 and an all time low of 6.48% in 2010. When compared to Central African Republic's main peers, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in Cameroon amounted to 14.9%, 15.1% in Chad, 12.5% in Sudan and 21.6% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021.
Central African Republic has been ranked 75th within the group of 86 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of government expenditure, 63 places above 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% | ||||||||||||
Cameroon | % | ... | 13.2% | 12.7% | 15.9% | 16.9% | 14.1% | |||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | % | ... | 8.39% | 7.32% | 8.90% | 9.14% | 9.80% | |||||||||||||||
Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.90% | 13.0% | 16.4% | ... | 14.2% | |||||||||||
Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.95% | 12.9% | 15.7% | 15.6% | 17.9% | |||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.7% | 14.6% | 14.0% | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Egypt | % | ... | ... | ... | 11.9% | 11.4% | ... | ... | 11.6% | ... | ||||||||||||
Ethiopia | % | ... | ... | ... | 27.1% | 23.0% | 26.5% | 24.0% | 20.9% | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Gabon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.9% | 10.3% | 16.1% | 14.7% | 14.2% | |||||||
Niger | % | ... | ... | 18.5% | 15.3% | 13.2% | 16.3% | 13.0% | ||||||||||||||
Nigeria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.26% | 6.65% | 6.12% | 5.94% | 5.85% | |||||||
South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.28% | 0.833% | 1.07% | 0.867% | 9.35% | ||||||
Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.3% | 15.7% | 14.9% | 17.1% | 15.3% |