World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP in Benin

Benin: World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP was 3.7% in 2003. ▲ Rising

Latest (2003)
3.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 48 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2001
All-time low
2.9%
in 1998
Years of data
7
1997–2003

World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP in Benin, 1997–2003

012341997200020031997: 3.11998: 2.91999: 3.12000: 3.12001: 3.82002: 3.72003: 3.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2003, world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp in Benin stood at 3.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% over ten years.

Benin ranks 34th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP in Benin, year by year

Annual values for World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP in Benin, 1997 to 2003.
Year Value Change
1997 3.1%
1998 2.9% -6.5%
1999 3.1% +6.9%
2000 3.1% +0.0%
2001 3.8% +22.6%
2002 3.7% -2.6%
2003 3.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.0% 2.9% 3.1% 3
2000s 3.6% 3.1% 3.8% 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 31 Paraguay 4.1% compare
  2. 32 Mauritania 3.9%
  3. 32 Tajikistan 3.9% compare
  4. 34 Indonesia 3.7%
  5. 36 Azerbaijan 3.5% compare
  6. 37 El Salvador 3.3%
  7. 37 Uganda 3.3%

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp in Benin?
World bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp in Benin was 3.7% in 2003, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2001.
What is the lowest world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1998.
How does Benin rank for world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp?
Benin ranks 34th out of 48 countries with data for 2003.
Is world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 392 data points, 1985–2012
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