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

Ethiopia

2.3%

in 2024

Singapore

2.2%

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

173rd

Singapore rank

175th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Singapore ahead.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 173rd and Singapore ranks 175th 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.