Nigeria — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Nigeria, 1974–2023.
Education spending for Nigeria was 0.32% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 14 years, from 1974 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.21% in 1974. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.60% per year.
Nigeria ranks 172 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 100%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Nigeria sits below it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 90% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 40%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 41 of 41 economies; Guinea (1.72%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 82% in 2012. That is 21% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 36th of 49 in 1974 → 157th of 157 in 2020 → 107th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1974 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 0.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 0.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.55% | -2.5 pp |
| 1975 | 3.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 3.21% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Nigeria’s Education spending in 1975?
3.06% (1975). 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 Nigeria’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1974 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -90.1% in total — about 4.6% 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: 0.32%; 2022: 0.35%; 2021: 0.38%; 2020: 0.36%; 2019: 0.36%. 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.