Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Mozambique
20.4%
in 2021
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
15th
Sierra Leone rank
14th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Mozambique
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.5% against 20.4% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 16.3% | 4.0% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.9% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 33.8% | 14.6% | 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, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.5% against 20.4% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Mozambique ranks 15th 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.