Kenya vs Panama: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Kenya
0.6%
in 2015
Panama
0.6%
in 2023
Kenya rank
112th
Panama rank
114th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Panama
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 112th and Panama ranks 114th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Panama?
- Kenya, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Panama as of 2015.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Kenya and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Panama?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Kenya and Panama rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 112th and Panama ranks 114th 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