Marshall Islands vs Solomon Islands: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Marshall Islands
24.8%
in 2019
Solomon Islands
31.9%
in 2020
Marshall Islands rank
3rd
Solomon Islands rank
1st
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Marshall Islands
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 31.9% against 24.8% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.3 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 3rd and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 123 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Marshall Islands or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 31.9% against 24.8% in Marshall Islands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands?
- 7.1%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Marshall Islands ranks 3rd and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (IMF calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release