Gambia vs Norway: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Gambia
14.2%
in 2025
Norway
14.5%
in 2022
Gambia rank
70th
Norway rank
67th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Gambia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 14.5% against 14.2% in Gambia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Norway ahead.
Gambia ranks 70th and Norway ranks 67th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 14.8% | 14.8% | Norway |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 15.8% | 6.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 16.0% | 2.5% | Norway |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.8% | 0.9% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Gambia or Norway?
- Norway, at 14.5% against 14.2% in Gambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Gambia and Norway?
- 0.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Norway?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Gambia and Norway rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Gambia ranks 70th and Norway ranks 67th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release