Bahamas vs Malawi: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Bahamas

2.7%

in 2023

Malawi

2.7%

in 2022

Bahamas rank

162nd

Malawi rank

161st

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Malawi currently reports 2.7% against 2.7% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Globally, Bahamas ranks 162nd and Malawi ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.