Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Burkina Faso
20.3%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Sierra Leone rank
14th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.5% against 20.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.6% | 1.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 19.7% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 32.3% | 10.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.5% against 20.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.