Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Zambia
Zambia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 14.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Zambia, 2000–2025
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 Zambia is 14.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Zambia peaked at 20.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2008.
That places Zambia 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.7% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.9% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 11.5% | 15.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Gross national expenditure 84.5% (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 48.0% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 15.36 billion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 401.95 billion current LCU (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 60.7% (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 21.38 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 559.46 billion current LCU (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 35.0% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 9.39 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 17.2% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Zambia?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Zambia was 14.5% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2008.
- How does Zambia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Zambia ranks 65th 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 Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.