Bhutan vs Brazil: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Bhutan
5.8%
in 2023
Brazil
5.6%
in 2022
Bhutan rank
33rd
Brazil rank
35th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Brazil
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 5.8% against 5.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 33rd and Brazil ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 1.0% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 6.0% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 0.9% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Bhutan or Brazil?
- Bhutan, at 5.8% against 5.6% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Bhutan and Brazil?
- 0.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Brazil?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bhutan and Brazil rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 33rd and Brazil ranks 35th 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.