Which has higher government expenditure on education, total, Belarus or Sao Tome and Principe?

Belarus, at 5.0% against 5.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sao Tome and Principe?

19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Sao Tome and Principe: Government expenditure on education, total

Belarus

5.0%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

5.0%

in 2023

Belarus rank

63rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

64th

Government expenditure on education, total over time

Belarus
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 5.0% against 5.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 63rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 196 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.4%	5.7%	0.3%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	4.9%	6.5%	1.6%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	4.8%	5.2%	0.4%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on education, total, Belarus or Sao Tome and Principe?: Belarus, at 5.0% against 5.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in government expenditure on education, total between Belarus and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0%, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sao Tome and Principe?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for government expenditure on education, total?: Belarus ranks 63rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 242 places, 6,340 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.