Bahrain vs Myanmar: Government spending on education as a share of GDP

Bahrain
1.9%
in 2023
Myanmar
2.0%
in 2019
Bahrain rank
184th
Myanmar rank
181st

Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time

  • Bahrain
  • Myanmar
11.522.533.5197019962023

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Myanmar ahead.

Bahrain ranks 184th and Myanmar ranks 181st of 199 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 2.0% 2.9% 0.8% Myanmar
2010s 2.3% 1.7% 0.5% Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Bahrain or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Bahrain as of 2019.
What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Bahrain and Myanmar?
0.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Myanmar?
5 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
How do Bahrain and Myanmar rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
Bahrain ranks 184th and Myanmar ranks 181st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 5,187 data points, 1870–2025
Last refreshed

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.