Cambodia vs Ethiopia: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Cambodia

2.2%

in 2023

Ethiopia

2.3%

in 2024

Cambodia rank

176th

Ethiopia rank

173rd

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Ethiopia currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Cambodia ranks 176th and Ethiopia ranks 173rd 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.