SDG: Eastern Asia vs Zimbabwe: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
SDG: Eastern Asia
12.3%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
17.9%
in 2025
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
34th
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- SDG: Eastern Asia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 17.9% against 12.3% in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times SDG: Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 43 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, SDG: Eastern Asia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Eastern Asia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.7% | 22.1% | 7.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 0.0% | SDG: Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, SDG: Eastern Asia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 17.9% against 12.3% in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between SDG: Eastern Asia and Zimbabwe?
- 5.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern Asia and Zimbabwe?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do SDG: Eastern Asia and Zimbabwe rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 43 groups.
- 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