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

Kenya: World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP was 6.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
6.8%
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
6th
of 48 countries
All-time high
6.8%
in 2010
All-time low
5.8%
in 2001
Years of data
11
2000–2010

World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP in Kenya, 2000–2010

02462000200520102000: 6.22001: 5.82002: 5.82003: 6.22004: 6.22005: 6.22006: 6.32007: 6.32008: 6.42009: 6.32010: 6.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp in Kenya is 6.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp in Kenya peaked at 6.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2001.

Kenya ranks 6th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for World Bank: Total public education expenditure as % of GDP in Kenya, 2000 to 2010.
Year Value Change
2000 6.2%
2001 5.8% -6.5%
2002 5.8% +0.0%
2003 6.2% +6.9%
2004 6.2% +0.0%
2005 6.2% +0.0%
2006 6.3% +1.6%
2007 6.3% +0.0%
2008 6.4% +1.6%
2009 6.3% -1.6%
2010 6.8% +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.2% 5.8% 6.4% 10
2010s 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 3 Dominica 7.4%
  2. 4 Republic of Moldova 7.3% compare
  3. 5 Burundi 7.0% compare
  4. 6 Honduras 6.8% compare
  5. 8 Mozambique 6.5% compare
  6. 9 Grenada 6.5%

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 Kenya?
World bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp in Kenya was 6.8% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2001.
How does Kenya rank for world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp?
Kenya ranks 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2010.
Is world bank: total public education expenditure as % of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya 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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