France vs Korea: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP
France
5.3%
in 2022
Korea
5.4%
in 2022
France rank
31st
Korea rank
30th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP over time
- France
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.
France ranks 31st and Korea ranks 30th of 185 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 1.0% | France |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 1.0% | France |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.2% | 2.1% | France |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 1.0% | France |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 0.4% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp, France or Korea?
- Korea, at 5.4% against 5.3% in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp between France and Korea?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do France and Korea rank globally for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- France ranks 31st and Korea ranks 30th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial government expenditure on 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