Uganda — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Uganda, 1971–2022.
Education spending for Uganda was 2.56% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 1971 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 5.10% in 1988. The lowest was 1.69% in 1983 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.41% per year.
Uganda ranks 148 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 86%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Uganda sits below it. It peaked in 1988 and has fallen 50% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 42%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 33 of 41 economies; Angola (2.51%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 101% in 2004. That is 15% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 31st of 53 in 1971 → 97th of 116 in 2000 → 120th of 130 in 2010 → 139th of 157 in 2020 → 127th of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 2.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 2.57% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 2.31% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 2.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 2.32% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 1.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.87% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 1.73% | -3.2 pp |
| 2004 | 4.95% | +2.5 pp |
| 2000 | 2.46% | -2.6 pp |
| 1988 | 5.1% | +1.7 pp |
| 1985 | 3.43% | +1.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.43% | +0.7 pp |
| 1983 | 1.69% | -0.8 pp |
| 1982 | 2.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 1976 | 2.68% | -0.5 pp |
| 1975 | 3.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 3.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 3.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 3.16% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Uganda’s Education spending in 1973?
3.35% (1973). 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 Uganda’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2022 the series was shrinking overall: -19.0% in total — about 0.4% 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: 2.56%; 2021: 2.64%; 2020: 2.57%; 2019: 2.31%; 2018: 2.13%. 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.