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

Ireland

2.9%

in 2021

Vietnam

2.9%

in 2022

Ireland rank

152nd

Vietnam rank

154th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Ireland currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 152nd and Vietnam ranks 154th 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.