SDG: Least Developed Countries vs Vanuatu: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
SDG: Least Developed Countries
13.4%
in 2024
Vanuatu
19.3%
in 2024
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
19th
Vanuatu rank
21st
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 19.3% against 13.4% in SDG: Least Developed Countries, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times SDG: Least Developed Countries's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Vanuatu ahead.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 19th and Vanuatu ranks 21st of 43 groups.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Least Developed Countries | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 28.8% | 14.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 0.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 16.7% | 3.1% | Vanuatu |
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: Least Developed Countries or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 19.3% against 13.4% in SDG: Least Developed Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between SDG: Least Developed Countries and Vanuatu?
- 5.9%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Least Developed Countries and Vanuatu?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Least Developed Countries and Vanuatu rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 19th and Vanuatu ranks 21st 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