Vanuatu vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Vanuatu
19.3%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
13.4%
in 2024
Vanuatu rank
21st
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
20th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Vanuatu
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 19.3% against 13.4% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Vanuatu ranks 21st and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 2 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vanuatu | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 15.0% | 13.8% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 15.1% | 1.0% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 13.1% | 3.6% | 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, Vanuatu or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Vanuatu, at 19.3% against 13.4% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Vanuatu and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 5.9%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Vanuatu and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Vanuatu ranks 21st and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 20th 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