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Benin
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#76out of 121 countries
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Historical trend

3.73.22.82.41.9199820112023Benin · 2023: 3.23%Benin

Analytical takeaways

  • Benin records 3.23% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2023, ranking #76 globally out of 121 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 2.75% in 1998 to 3.23% in 2023, a gain of 0.48%.
  • 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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