Kenya vs Namibia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Kenya

28.5%

in 2025

Namibia

24.6%

in 2025

Kenya rank

2nd

Namibia rank

5th

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

Kenya currently reports 28.5% against 24.6% in Namibia, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kenya ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 5th 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.