Sweden vs Vanuatu: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Sweden
7.3%
in 2022
Vanuatu
7.6%
in 2024
Sweden rank
13th
Vanuatu rank
10th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Sweden
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 7.6% against 7.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Sweden ranks 13th and Vanuatu ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 7.3% | 0.6% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.5% | 2.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.7% | 0.0% | 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, Sweden or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 7.6% against 7.3% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Sweden and Vanuatu?
- 0.3%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Vanuatu?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and Vanuatu rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Sweden ranks 13th 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.