Cook Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Cook Islands
0.5%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.5%
in 2021
Cook Islands rank
120th
Papua New Guinea rank
118th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Cook Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 173 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Cook Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Cook Islands as of 2021.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Cook Islands ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th 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