{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"za-education-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-education-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-education-expenditure-gdp/","title":"South Africa Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"South Africa's Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP): 6 % of GDP in 2024, -0.1pp YoY. 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Education spending shapes future human capital quality, productivity growth, and workforce skill depth. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1987–2024 (34 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 6.6 % of GDP in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.4 in 2003. The latest reading of 6 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}