Public spending on education as a share of government expenditure rose 1.70% to 8.63% in Uganda in 2023, according to World Bank.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in Uganda reached an all time high of 20.3% in 2004 and an all time low of 8.21% in 2021.
Uganda has been ranked 48th within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of government expenditure, 52 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | % | ... | ... | 6.76% | 5.78% | 6.05% | 5.29% | 6.92% | ||||||||||||||
| Burundi | % | ... | ... | ... | 20.7% | 21.1% | 21.2% | 20.7% | 20.4% | |||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 8.90% | 9.14% | 9.80% | 9.78% | 9.09% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.7% | 15.6% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 16.6% | ||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.5% | ... | ... | ... | 21.6% | ... | ... | |||||
| Ethiopia | % | ... | ... | ... | 23.3% | 23.0% | 20.9% | 22.4% | 23.6% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | ... | ... | ... | 17.7% | 19.0% | 18.5% | 17.9% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 10.8% | 15.5% | |||||||||||
| Somalia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.70% | 3.00% | 4.19% | 4.41% | 4.36% | ... | ... | ||
| South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.07% | 0.867% | 9.35% | 5.55% | 11.2% | ... | ... | ||||||
| Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.5% | ... | ... | |||||
| Tanzania | % | ... | 24.4% | 20.5% | 14.3% | 13.6% | 13.5% | |||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.2% | 11.3% | 8.90% | 8.53% | 8.21% | ||||||||||
| Zambia | % | ... | ... | 14.9% | 17.1% | 15.3% | 12.4% | 11.5% | ... |
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