Kenya vs Mali: Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP

Kenya
0.7%
in 2015
Mali
0.7%
in 2017
Kenya rank
101st
Mali rank
103rd

Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP over time

  • Kenya
  • Mali
0.511.52197119942017

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Mali, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 101st and Mali ranks 103rd of 160 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mali Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9% 0.6% 0.3% Kenya
1990s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Kenya
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp, Kenya or Mali?
Kenya, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Mali as of 2015.
What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp between Kenya and Mali?
0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp?
Kenya ranks 101st and Mali ranks 103rd of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
160 places, 3,221 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. A higher percentage of GDP spent on education shows a higher government priority for education, but also a higher capacity of the government to raise revenues for public spending, in relation to the size of the country's economy. When interpreting this indicator however, one should keep in mind in some countries, the private sector and/or households may fund a higher proportion of total funding for education, thus making government expenditure appear lower than in other countries. Limitations: In some instances data on total public expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/