Benin vs Chile: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Benin
18.0%
in 2025
Chile
18.4%
in 2022
Benin rank
32nd
Chile rank
30th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Benin
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 18.4% against 18.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 32nd and Chile ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Chile in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 15.4% | 2.8% | Benin |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.9% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 20.3% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 17.5% | 2.4% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Benin or Chile?
- Chile, at 18.4% against 18.0% in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Benin and Chile?
- 0.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Chile?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Chile rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Benin ranks 32nd and Chile ranks 30th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS 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