India vs Mali: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
India
4.1%
in 2022
Mali
4.2%
in 2023
India rank
102nd
Mali rank
99th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- India
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 4.2% against 4.1% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was India ahead.
India ranks 102nd and Mali ranks 99th of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 1.6% | India |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 0.4% | India |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% | India |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 0.7% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, India or Mali?
- Mali, at 4.2% against 4.1% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between India and Mali?
- 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mali?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do India and Mali rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- India ranks 102nd and Mali ranks 99th 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.