Burundi vs Portugal: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP
Burundi
4.5%
in 2025
Portugal
4.6%
in 2022
Burundi rank
80th
Portugal rank
78th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Burundi
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 78th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.5% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 5.2% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 0.9% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 0.3% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp, Burundi or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Burundi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp between Burundi and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Burundi and Portugal rank globally for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 78th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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