China vs Philippines: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

China

3.9%

in 2023

Philippines

4.0%

in 2025

China rank

111th

Philippines rank

110th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Philippines currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in China, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.

Globally, China ranks 111th and Philippines ranks 110th 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.