Mozambique — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Mozambique, 1998–2022.
Education spending for Mozambique was 5.98% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 18 years, from 1998 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 6.40% in 2014. The lowest was 1.80% in 1998 (about 3.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 5.12% per year.
Mozambique ranks 26 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 15%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Mozambique sits above it. It peaked in 2014 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 8%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 8 of 41 economies; Burkina Faso (5.33%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 47% in 1999.
Data highlights
From its 1998 level: doubled by 2005. Doubling roughly every 14 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 80th of 86 in 1998 → 37th of 130 in 2010 → 25th of 157 in 2020 → 22nd of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1998 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.98% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 6.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 6.17% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 6% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 5.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 5.49% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 5.92% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 6.04% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 5.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 5.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 5.25% | +1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 3.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.86% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 2.64% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 1.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mozambique’s Education spending in 1999?
2.64% (1999). 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 Mozambique’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1998 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +231.8% in total — about 5.1% 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: 2022: 5.98%; 2021: 6.34%; 2020: 6.17%; 2019: 6%; 2018: 5.39%. 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.