Botswana vs Puerto Rico: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Botswana
4.1%
in 2009
Puerto Rico
2.2%
in 2014
Botswana rank
3rd
Puerto Rico rank
6th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.1% against 2.2% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.8 times Puerto Rico's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 3rd and Puerto Rico ranks 6th of 173 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Botswana or Puerto Rico?
- Botswana, at 4.1% against 2.2% in Puerto Rico as of 2009.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Botswana and Puerto Rico?
- 1.9%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Puerto Rico?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1978.
- How do Botswana and Puerto Rico rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 3rd and Puerto Rico ranks 6th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary 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