Kiribati vs Namibia: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Kiribati

16.4%

in 2023

Namibia

9.1%

in 2024

Kiribati rank

1st

Namibia rank

4th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Kiribati currently reports 16.4% against 9.1% in Namibia, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.8 times Namibia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Globally, Kiribati ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th 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.