Germany vs East Timor: Government spending on education as a share of GDP

Germany

5.2%

in 2022

East Timor

5.2%

in 2023

Germany rank

54th

East Timor rank

53rd

Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time

East Timor currently reports 5.2% against 5.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was East Timor ahead.

Germany ranks 54th and East Timor ranks 53rd of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,187 data points, 1870–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.