Bhutan vs WB: Low Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Bhutan
22.2%
in 2025
WB: Low Income (july 2025)
15.4%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
8th
WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank
5th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Bhutan
- WB: Low Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 22.2% against 15.4% in WB: Low Income (july 2025), a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.4 times WB: Low Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 8th and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and WB: Low Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | WB: Low Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 15.3% | 0.6% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.8% | 3.8% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 15.1% | 3.6% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Bhutan or WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Bhutan, at 22.2% against 15.4% in WB: Low Income (july 2025) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Bhutan and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 6.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Bhutan ranks 8th and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 5th 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