Public spending on education as a share of government expenditure rose 1.53% to 14.0% in Gambia in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in Gambia reached an all time high of 18.9% in 2008 and an all time low of 5.03% in 2004. When compared to Gambia's main peers, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in Guinea Bissau amounted to 9.32%, 16.0% in Mali, 10.5% in Mauritania and 21.1% in Senegal in 2021.
Gambia has been ranked 46th within the group of 86 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of government expenditure, 10 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 |
| Algeria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.2% | 16.1% | 17.6% | 13.8% | 14.5% | |||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.0% | ... | 21.4% | 22.7% | 20.9% | ||||||||||
| Gambia | % | 11.0% | 10.4% | 15.4% | 11.4% | 14.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | ... | ... | 11.6% | 15.8% | 13.4% | 14.9% | 12.4% | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.0% | 10.0% | 15.0% | 8.10% | ... | |||||||
| Mali | % | ... | ... | 18.2% | 13.9% | 16.5% | 15.9% | 14.6% | ||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.8% | 9.33% | ... | ... | 10.2% | ||||||||||
| Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.65% | ... | 13.7% | 14.6% | 15.5% | ||||
| Niger | % | ... | ... | 18.5% | 15.3% | 13.2% | 16.3% | 13.0% | ||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | ... | 23.8% | 21.3% | 20.6% | 21.5% | 18.3% |
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