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

Ghana

13.2%

in 2022

Tanzania

13.4%

in 2024

Ghana rank

87th

Tanzania rank

85th

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

Tanzania currently reports 13.4% against 13.2% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Ghana ahead.

Globally, Ghana ranks 87th 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.