SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) vs Zimbabwe: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
12.3%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
17.9%
in 2025
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank
31st
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 17.9% against 12.3% in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 43 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 16.4% | 1.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 14.2% | 2.7% | Zimbabwe |
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: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 17.9% against 12.3% in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) and Zimbabwe?
- 5.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) and Zimbabwe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) and Zimbabwe rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 31st 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