Mali vs Russia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Mali
4.2%
in 2023
Russia
4.2%
in 2023
Mali rank
99th
Russia rank
100th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Mali
- Russia
How they compare
Mali currently reports 4.2% against 4.2% in Russia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 99th and Russia ranks 100th of 199 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.6% | 0.6% | Russia |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 4.0% | 1.0% | Russia |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Mali or Russia?
- Mali, at 4.2% against 4.2% in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Mali and Russia?
- 0.0%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Russia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Russia rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Mali ranks 99th and Russia ranks 100th 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.