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Tanzania
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#34out of 40 countries
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Historical trend

4.63.83.12.31.5197119982024Tanzania · 2024: 3.16%Tanzania

Analytical takeaways

  • Tanzania records 3.16% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #34 globally out of 40 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 1.72% in 1971 to 3.16% in 2024, a gain of 1.43%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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