High income vs Vanuatu: Government expenditure on education, total
High income
4.7%
in 2022
Vanuatu
7.6%
in 2024
High income rank
7th
Vanuatu rank
10th
Government expenditure on education, total over time
- High income
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 7.6% against 4.7% in High income, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.6 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 7th and Vanuatu ranks 10th of 46 groups.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 6.0% | 1.4% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 7.3% | 2.5% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.5% | 0.8% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 7.7% | 2.9% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on education, total, High income or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 7.6% against 4.7% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on education, total between High income and Vanuatu?
- 2.9%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Vanuatu?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do High income and Vanuatu rank globally for government expenditure on education, total?
- High income ranks 7th and Vanuatu ranks 10th of 46 groups.
- 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.