Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kenya
Kenya: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 28.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kenya, 1982–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kenya is 28.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kenya peaked at 28.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1993.
That places Kenya 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.9% | 14.5% | 19.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 13.9% | 25.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 23.0% | 28.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.4% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 16.1% | 28.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 1 Mauritania 31.9% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 27.6% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
- 5 Namibia 24.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Final consumption expenditure 88.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 7.1% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 76.9% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 119.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 15.50 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 96.04 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 5.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 892.17 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 105.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.25 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kenya?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Kenya was 28.5% in 2025, 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Kenya ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.