Kuwait vs Rwanda: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Kuwait
13.8%
in 2025
Rwanda
13.9%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
78th
Rwanda rank
77th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Kuwait
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 13.9% against 13.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Rwanda ahead.
Kuwait ranks 78th and Rwanda ranks 77th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 25.3% | 3.3% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 13.7% | 1.1% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Kuwait or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 13.9% against 13.8% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Kuwait and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Rwanda?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Rwanda rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Kuwait ranks 78th and Rwanda ranks 77th 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