Mauritania vs Vanuatu: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Mauritania
7.6%
in 2024
Vanuatu
7.6%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
11th
Vanuatu rank
10th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 7.6% against 7.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 6.2% | 4.4% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 8.5% | 6.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 5.0% | 2.7% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 7.6% | 4.2% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Mauritania or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 7.6% against 7.6% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Mauritania and Vanuatu?
- 0.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Vanuatu?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Vanuatu rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 10th 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.