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Burundi - Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.5

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

Latest value

4.5 (2025)

Global rank

##1 of 203 economies

Share of global total

53.1%

Growth since 1979

1.61×

Ranking Race — Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331970198019902000201020202025#41#12018 overtook Switzerland2019 overtook Netherlands
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Burundi climbed from #41 to #1 (overtook Switzerland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Burundi ↓

Key Events — Burundi

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1995
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
1996
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2000
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2016
Fell 54 places in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Switzerland in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Netherlands in global rank auto
2020
Fell 16 places in global rank auto

Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), 1979-2025

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197919992009201920252.654.035.46.78

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