Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Botswana

21.5%

in 2020

Sierra Leone

20.5%

in 2025

Botswana rank

11th

Sierra Leone rank

14th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Botswana currently reports 21.5% against 20.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Botswana ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.