Education spending in Central African Republic

Government spending on education in Central African Republic was equal to 1.8% of GDP in 2023.

Central African Republic, 2023 1.8% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −0.3percentage points 2022: 2.1%
World, 2023 3.6% Official aggregate

Education spending in Central African Republic 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 Central African RepublicWorld
2023 1.8% 3.6%
2022 2.1% 3.9%
2021 1.9% 4.2%
2020 2.1% 4.3%
2019 1.8% 4.2%
2018 1.6% 4.2%
2017 1.8% 4.1%
2016 1.8% 4.2%
2015 1.9% 4.2%
2014 2.2% 4.2%
2013 2.6% 4.3%
2012 2.0% 4.0%
2011 1.1% 4.1%
2010 1.1% 4.2%
2009 1.3% 4.7%
2008 1.3% 4.2%
2007 1.3% 4.0%
2006 1.4% 4.0%
2005 1.7% 4.0%
2004 1.6% 3.9%
2003 1.5% 4.1%
2002 1.5% 3.9%
2001 – 3.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 2.1% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 2.6%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.

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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
1978 to 2023 for Central African Republic
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