Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Madagascar
18.0%
in 2019
Zimbabwe
17.9%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
33rd
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Madagascar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 18.0% against 17.9% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 197 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
- Madagascar, at 18.0% against 17.9% in Zimbabwe as of 2019.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2019.
- How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Madagascar ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 34th 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