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Botswana - Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 8.06

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

8.06 (2020)

Global rank

##11 of 203 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 1971

1.84×

Ranking Race — Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331970198019902000201020202025#17#112016 overtook Timor-Leste2019 overtook Cuba
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Botswana climbed from #17 to #11 (overtook Timor-Leste). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Botswana ↓

Key Events — Botswana

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1975
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
1987
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2016
Overtook Timor-Leste in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Cuba in global rank auto

Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), 1971-2020

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1971201120203.265.788.3110.83

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