Benin vs Qatar: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Benin

3.2%

in 2023

Qatar

3.2%

in 2020

Benin rank

141st

Qatar rank

138th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Qatar currently reports 3.2% against 3.2% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Qatar ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 141st and Qatar ranks 138th 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.