Brunei vs Seychelles: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Brunei
4.4%
in 2016
Seychelles
4.5%
in 2023
Brunei rank
85th
Seychelles rank
83rd
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Brunei
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Brunei, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 85th and Seychelles ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 4.3% | 1.2% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 7.8% | 4.8% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 5.3% | 1.6% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 0.0% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Brunei or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 4.5% against 4.4% in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Brunei and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Seychelles?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Brunei and Seychelles rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 85th and Seychelles ranks 83rd 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.