Public spending on education as a share of GDP reached 6.16 % in 2018 in South Africa, according to World Bank. This is 5.32 % less than in the previous year.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of GDP in South Africa reached an all time high of 6.51 % in 2019 and an all time low of 4.85 % in 1989.
South Africa has been ranked 7th within the group of 56 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of GDP, 39 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
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