Latvia vs Poland: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Latvia

4.3%

in 2022

Poland

4.3%

in 2022

Latvia rank

91st

Poland rank

92nd

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Latvia currently reports 4.3% against 4.3% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Poland ahead.

Globally, Latvia ranks 91st and Poland ranks 92nd 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.