Education spending in Benin

Government spending on education in Benin was equal to 3.2% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2017.

Benin, 2023 3.2% % of GDP
Change from 2022 +0.1percentage points 2022: 3.1%
World, 2023 3.6% Official aggregate

Education spending in Benin over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2023
Period BeninWorld
2023 3.2% 3.6%
2022 3.1% 3.9%
2021 3.1% 4.2%
2020 2.9% 4.3%
2019 2.7% 4.2%
2018 2.9% 4.2%
2017 3.5% 4.1%
2016 2.9% 4.2%
2015 3.2% 4.2%
2014 3.2% 4.2%
2013 3.3% 4.3%
2012 3.6% 4.0%
2011 – 4.1%
2010 3.7% 4.2%
2009 3.1% 4.7%
2008 2.8% 4.2%
2007 2.4% 4.0%
2006 2.6% 4.0%
2005 2.7% 4.0%
2004 2.6% 3.9%
2003 2.3% 4.1%
2002 2.2% 3.9%
2001 2.4% 3.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 3.1% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 3.3%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1998 to 2023 for Benin
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics