Which has higher government expenditure on education, total, Samoa or Palestine, State of?

Samoa, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Palestine, State of as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Palestine, State of?

7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.

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.

Samoa vs Palestine, State of: Government expenditure on education, total

Samoa

5.5%

in 2024

Palestine, State of

5.4%

in 2021

Samoa rank

37th

Palestine, State of rank

40th

Government expenditure on education, total over time

Samoa
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Samoa ranks 37th and Palestine, State of ranks 40th of 196 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
2010s	4.5%	4.9%	0.4%	Palestine, State of
2020s	5.2%	5.4%	0.2%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on education, total, Samoa or Palestine, State of?: Samoa, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
What is the difference in government expenditure on education, total between Samoa and Palestine, State of?: 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Palestine, State of?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Samoa and Palestine, State of rank globally for government expenditure on education, total?: Samoa ranks 37th and Palestine, State of ranks 40th 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.