Kiribati vs Namibia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Kiribati
16.4%
in 2023
Namibia
9.1%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
1st
Namibia rank
4th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Namibia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 16.4% against 9.1% in Namibia, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.8 times Namibia's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 7.1% | 2.6% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 6.9% | 4.0% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 7.7% | 4.5% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 9.7% | 5.3% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Kiribati or Namibia?
- Kiribati, at 16.4% against 9.1% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Kiribati and Namibia?
- 7.3%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Namibia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Kiribati and Namibia rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th 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.