Singapore vs Türkiye: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP
Singapore
0.5%
in 2023
Türkiye
0.6%
in 2022
Singapore rank
151st
Türkiye rank
148th
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Singapore
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Türkiye ahead.
Singapore ranks 151st and Türkiye ranks 148th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Singapore |
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, Singapore or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Singapore as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp between Singapore and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Türkiye?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Singapore and Türkiye rank globally for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Singapore ranks 151st and Türkiye ranks 148th 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