Kiribati vs Namibia: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP
Kiribati
3.5%
in 2023
Namibia
4.9%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
6th
Namibia rank
3rd
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 4.9% against 3.5% in Kiribati, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 3rd of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0.0% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.1% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.6% | 2.6% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp, Kiribati or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 4.9% against 3.5% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp between Kiribati and Namibia?
- 1.4%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Namibia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Kiribati and Namibia rank globally for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 3rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on primary 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