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Burundi
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Global rank#1out of 2 countries
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Historical trend

6.85.74.73.72.6197920022025Burundi · 2025: 4.50%Burundi

Analytical takeaways

  • Burundi records 4.50% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2025, ranking #1 globally out of 2 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 2.80% in 1979 to 4.50% in 2025, a gain of 1.70%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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