Kenya vs Thailand: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Kenya
0.6%
in 2015
Thailand
0.6%
in 2023
Kenya rank
112th
Thailand rank
115th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Thailand
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 112th and Thailand ranks 115th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 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 Thailand?
- Kenya, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Thailand as of 2015.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Kenya and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Thailand?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Kenya and Thailand rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 112th and Thailand ranks 115th 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