Fiji vs Russia: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Fiji

4.2%

in 2023

Russia

4.2%

in 2023

Fiji rank

98th

Russia rank

100th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Fiji currently reports 4.2% against 4.2% in Russia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Fiji ahead.

Globally, Fiji ranks 98th and Russia ranks 100th 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.