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Rwanda
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#17out of 40 countries
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Historical trend

5.64.73.93.02.2197720012024Rwanda · 2024: 4.61%Rwanda

Analytical takeaways

  • Rwanda records 4.61% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #17 globally out of 40 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 2.15% in 1977 to 4.61% in 2024, a gain of 2.46%.
  • 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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