Mali vs Russia: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Mali

4.2%

in 2023

Russia

4.2%

in 2023

Mali rank

99th

Russia rank

100th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Mali currently reports 4.2% against 4.2% in Russia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.

Globally, Mali ranks 99th and Russia ranks 100th 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.