Mauritius vs Puerto Rico: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Mauritius

4.2%

in 2024

Puerto Rico

4.3%

in 2024

Mauritius rank

97th

Puerto Rico rank

95th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Puerto Rico currently reports 4.3% against 4.2% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Globally, Mauritius ranks 97th and Puerto Rico ranks 95th 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.