Malawi vs Puerto Rico: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Malawi
16.0%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
16.0%
in 2025
Malawi rank
48th
Puerto Rico rank
50th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Malawi
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 16.0% against 16.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 48th and Puerto Rico ranks 50th of 197 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.7% | 7.3% | 10.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.3% | 1.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Malawi or Puerto Rico?
- Malawi, at 16.0% against 16.0% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Malawi and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Puerto Rico?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Puerto Rico rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Malawi ranks 48th and Puerto Rico ranks 50th 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