Gabon — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Gabon, 1992–2023.
Education spending for Gabon was 2.32% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 18 years, from 1992 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.83% in 2000. The lowest was 2.21% in 2022 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.62% per year.
Gabon ranks 154 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 90%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Gabon sits below it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 39% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 24%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 36 of 41 economies; Ethiopia (2.30%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 33% in 2017. That is 19% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 43rd of 57 in 1992 → 61st of 116 in 2000 → 94th of 130 in 2010 → 114th of 157 in 2020 → 90th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1992 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 2.21% | -0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 2.87% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.07% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 3.56% | +0.9 pp |
| 2016 | 2.67% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 2.82% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 2.67% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 3.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 2.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.08% | -0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 3.83% | +0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 3.08% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 3.42% | +0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 2.81% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Gabon’s Education spending in 1998?
3.42% (1998). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Gabon’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1992 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -17.5% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 2.32%; 2022: 2.21%; 2021: 2.7%; 2020: 3.4%; 2019: 2.87%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.