Gabon vs Tanzania: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Gabon

13.6%

in 2023

Tanzania

13.4%

in 2024

Gabon rank

83rd

Tanzania rank

85th

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

Gabon currently reports 13.6% against 13.4% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Tanzania ahead.

Globally, Gabon ranks 83rd and Tanzania ranks 85th 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.