Cook Islands vs Qatar: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Cook Islands
9.2%
in 2025
Qatar
9.3%
in 2020
Cook Islands rank
162nd
Qatar rank
161st
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Cook Islands
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 9.3% against 9.2% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Qatar ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 162nd and Qatar ranks 161st of 197 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 9.5% | 4.3% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 9.7% | 3.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 11.4% | 1.7% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 9.3% | 1.4% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Cook Islands or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 9.3% against 9.2% in Cook Islands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Cook Islands and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Qatar?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Cook Islands and Qatar rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Cook Islands ranks 162nd and Qatar ranks 161st 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