Bhutan vs Israel: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Bhutan
5.8%
in 2023
Israel
5.9%
in 2022
Bhutan rank
33rd
Israel rank
31st
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 5.9% against 5.8% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Israel ahead.
Bhutan ranks 33rd and Israel ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 6.1% | 3.1% | Israel |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.7% | 0.2% | Israel |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.8% | 0.3% | Israel |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 0.3% | 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 Israel?
- Israel, at 5.9% against 5.8% in Bhutan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Bhutan and Israel?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Israel?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Bhutan and Israel rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 33rd and Israel ranks 31st 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.