Mali vs Papua New Guinea: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Mali
0.6%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.5%
in 2021
Mali rank
117th
Papua New Guinea rank
118th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Mali
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 117th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 173 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Mali |
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, Mali or Papua New Guinea?
- Mali, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Mali and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Papua New Guinea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Mali and Papua New Guinea rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Mali ranks 117th 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