Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ethiopia, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 16.7% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ethiopia peaked at 30.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1983.
That places Ethiopia 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.3% | 9.7% | 12.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.0% | 14.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 14.5% | 26.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 20.9% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 16.7% | 23.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 119.46 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 86.8% (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 80.9% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 109.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 13.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 95.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 6.7% (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 575.80 billion current LCU (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ethiopia?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ethiopia was 16.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1983.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Ethiopia ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.