Madagascar vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Madagascar
18.0%
in 2019
WB: High Income (july 2025)
11.9%
in 2022
Madagascar rank
33rd
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
36th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Madagascar
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 18.0% against 11.9% in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.5 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 33rd and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 36th of 197 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 12.3% | 4.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 12.2% | 6.3% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Madagascar or WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Madagascar, at 18.0% against 11.9% in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Madagascar and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 6.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Madagascar and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Madagascar ranks 33rd and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 36th 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