Benin vs Qatar: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Benin
3.2%
in 2023
Qatar
3.2%
in 2020
Benin rank
141st
Qatar rank
138th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Benin
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 3.2% against 3.2% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Qatar ahead.
Benin ranks 141st and Qatar ranks 138th of 199 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 4.0% | 1.6% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 3.7% | 1.2% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.6% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.2% | 0.3% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Benin or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 3.2% against 3.2% in Benin as of 2020.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Benin and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Qatar?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Qatar rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Benin ranks 141st and Qatar ranks 138th 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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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.