Botswana vs Mauritania: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Botswana

8.1%

in 2020

Mauritania

7.6%

in 2024

Botswana rank

8th

Mauritania rank

11th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Botswana currently reports 8.1% against 7.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Globally, Botswana ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 11th 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.