Bahrain vs Sri Lanka: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Bahrain

1.9%

in 2023

Sri Lanka

1.8%

in 2023

Bahrain rank

184th

Sri Lanka rank

187th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Bahrain currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bahrain ahead.

Globally, Bahrain ranks 184th and Sri Lanka ranks 187th 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.