Canada vs Switzerland: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Canada

4.8%

in 2022

Switzerland

4.9%

in 2022

Canada rank

70th

Switzerland rank

69th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Switzerland currently reports 4.9% against 4.8% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 70th and Switzerland ranks 69th 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.