Bolivia vs Mauritania: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Bolivia
7.5%
in 2024
Mauritania
7.6%
in 2024
Bolivia rank
12th
Mauritania rank
11th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Bolivia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 7.6% against 7.5% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 2.0% | 4.5% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 2.3% | 5.1% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Bolivia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 7.6% against 7.5% in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Bolivia and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Mauritania?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Mauritania rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Bolivia ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 11th 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.