Ireland vs Madagascar: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Ireland

2.9%

in 2021

Madagascar

3.0%

in 2023

Ireland rank

152nd

Madagascar rank

149th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Madagascar currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 152nd and Madagascar ranks 149th 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.