Education spending in Zambia
Government spending on education in Zambia was equal to 4.1% of GDP in 2023.
Zambia, 2023
4.1%
Change from 2022
+0.4percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Zambia 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.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 3.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 3.7%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
4.0%
2012 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
115.6%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
29.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
74.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
53.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
29.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS