South Korea vs Norway: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

South Korea

5.4%

in 2022

Norway

5.4%

in 2022

South Korea rank

44th

Norway rank

42nd

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Norway currently reports 5.4% against 5.4% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 44th and Norway ranks 42nd 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.